CVE-2026-96564
HighCVSS 7.2Summary
The SEOPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via author display name in versions up to and including 10.2. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the 'Track Authors' custom dimension to be configured in Google Analytics 4 or Matomo settings, and the attacker must be able to publish public singular content.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves potential execution of malicious scripts in users' browsers, which could lead to data theft or further attacks. The attack can be performed by anyone who can publish content on the site.
Recommendation
Immediately update the SEOPress plugin to the latest version with a fix. Also consider disabling the 'Track Authors' feature or strengthening validation of author names.
Other vulnerabilities in SEOPress
See all- CVE-2026-101357Medium
The SEOPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'seopress_google_analytics_matomo_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.2. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or above can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user visits the injected page.
- CVE-2026-85305Medium
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in SEOPress allows Server Side Request Forgery. This issue affects SEOPress: from n/a through 10.1.
Original NVD description (English source)
The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Display Name in all versions up to, and including, 10.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the 'Track Authors' custom dimension to be configured in the plugin's Google Analytics 4 or Matomo settings, and the attacker must be able to publish public singular content (e.g., via bbPress forum topics) so that the injected display name is rendered in the tracking script.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS