WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description

published 2024-05-02 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-59158

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits: 0; none known

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 via the meta description. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disclose potentially sensitive information via the meta description of password-protected posts.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

joomunited wp_meta_seo 4.5.13

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3071453%40wp… patch

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-02)

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

joomunited WP Meta SEO
joomunited wp_meta_seo

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1230 Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata
CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-6962
NVD CVE-2023-6962

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary