Stored XSS via unescaped post metadata
Published May 19, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Stored XSS in All in One SEO 4.8.1.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through crafted post metadata. The post Meta Description and Canonical URL handlers store insufficiently sanitized values and emit them without adequate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required, and the injected script runs in the browser of anyone who opens the affected page.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in All in One SEO 4.8.1.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through crafted post metadata. The post Meta Description and Canonical URL handlers store insufficiently sanitized values and emit them without adequate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required, and the injected script runs in the browser of anyone who opens the affected page.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2892
- Published
- May 19, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Awesome Motive
- Product
- All in One SEO
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=4.8.1.1
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