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BoldGrid Easy SEO vulnerabilities
BoldGrid Easy SEO has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 6 Apr 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Latest version
- 1.6.17
- Last updated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 6 Apr 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive data exposure CVE-2024-2950 | Medium 5.3 | Before 1.6.15 | Fixed in 1.6.15 | 6 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1692 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.6.13 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.6.17) | 30 Mar 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-2950, 6 Apr 2024
- The BoldGrid Easy SEO - Simple and Effective SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.14 via meta information (og:description) This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the first 130 characters of a password protected post which can contain sensitive information. CVE record
- CVE-2024-1692, 30 Mar 2024
- The BoldGrid Easy SEO - Simple and Effective SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the meta description field in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
What to do if you run BoldGrid Easy SEO
If you run BoldGrid Easy SEO, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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