CVE-2017-16842

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in the Yoast SEO plugin before 5.8.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

• CWE-79

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145080/WordPress-Yoast-SEO-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1766831/wordpress-seo/trunk/admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.phpThird Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145080/WordPress-Yoast-SEO-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1766831/wordpress-seo/trunk/admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.phpThird Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 16, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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