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CVE-2021-25118

MEDIUM 5.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 28, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-200
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

The Yoast SEO WordPress plugin (from versions 16.7 until 17.2) discloses the full internal path of featured images in posts via the wp/v2/posts REST endpoints which could help an attacker identify other vulnerabilities or help during the exploitation of other identified vulnerabilities.

Affected WordPress components

  • Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI Plugin · wordpress-seo
    Confirmed match Active
    From 16.7 (including) to 16.7* (excluding); From 17.3 (including) to 17.3 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Yoast SEO — From 16.7 (including) to 16.7* (excluding)
  • Unknown Yoast SEO — From 17.3 (including) to 17.3 (excluding)
  • yoast yoast_seo — From 16.7 (including) to 17.3 (excluding)

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2608691 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3f9038-632d-40ef-a099-6ea202efb550 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record