CVE-2019-16520: The all-in-one-seo-pack plugin before 3.2.7 for WordPress (aka All in One SEO Pack) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding of the SEO-specific description for posts provided by the plug

medium Affects all-in-one-seo-pack (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-10-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The all-in-one-seo-pack plugin before 3.2.7 for WordPress (aka All in One SEO Pack) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding of the SEO-specific description for posts provided by the plug

Package: all-in-one-seo-pack (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.2.7
Fixed in: 3.2.7
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.7th percentile)
Published: 2019-10-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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