7.1

CVE-2023-32300: WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Modified
Published 23-08-2023Last modified 28-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-32300 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress wpseo-local. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 14.9.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Yoast2 products
  • yoast_seo≤ 14.8
  • yoast seo: local≥ n/a, ≤ 14.8
Wordpress1 product
  • wpseo-local≤ 14.8 (fixed in 14.9)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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