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YARPP vulnerabilities
YARPP has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 19 Jun 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Latest version
- 5.30.11
- Last updated
- 11 Nov 2024
- Most recent
- 19 Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-6495 | Medium 4.4 | Before 5.30.10 | Fixed in 5.30.10 | 19 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-0602 | Medium 4.4 | Before 5.30.10 | Fixed in 5.30.10 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| SQL injection CVE-2023-0579 | High 8.8 | Before 5.30.3 | Fixed in 5.30.3 | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-2433 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 5.30.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 5.30.11) | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-4471 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 5.30.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 5.30.11) | 13 Feb 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2023-6495, 19 Jun 2024
- The YARPP - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to and including 5.30.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0602, 29 Feb 2024
- The YARPP - Yet Another Related Posts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.30.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0579, 16 Aug 2023
- The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before using them in SQL statement/s, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscribers to perform SQL Injection attacks. CVE record
- CVE-2023-2433, 18 Jul 2023
- The YARPP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'className' parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.30.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for contributor-level attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2022-4471, 13 Feb 2023
- The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
What to do if you run YARPP
If you run YARPP, 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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