Description
The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'seopress_google_analytics_matomo_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires an administrator to have delegated the Analytics management capability to the Subscriber role via the plugin's Advanced > Security settings.
Published: 2026-10-03
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS)
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The SEOPress plugin stores the value supplied to the seopress_google_analytics_matomo_id parameter without adequate sanitization. An authenticated user with a Subscriber role or higher who has been granted the Analytics management capability can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the stored option. When a visitor loads a page that displays the stored value, the injected script executes in the visitor’s browser, allowing attackers to deface pages, exfiltrate credentials, or redirect users to malicious sites.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that run the SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On‑site SEO by rainbowgeek with versions up to and including 10.2. The flaw is exploitable for any user who has the Analytics management capability assigned to the Subscriber role in the plugin’s Advanced > Security settings.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.9 indicates moderate risk. EPSS is not available, so no probability estimate is supplied, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Attackers must be authenticated as a Subscriber or higher and must have the plugin capability that allows them to edit analytics settings. The vulnerability does not provide remote code execution but enables XSS by forcing the script to run in the context of site visitors when the stored value is displayed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 3, 2026 at 06:22 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade SEOPress to the latest release (10.3 or newer) which fixes input sanitization for the seopress_google_analytics_matomo_id parameter.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, remove the Analytics management capability from the Subscriber role in the plugin’s Advanced > Security settings, limiting that capability to administrators only.
  • After the capability restriction, audit pages that may contain the stored parameter value, and clear any suspicious content or reset the option to a safe default.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 3, 2026 at 06:22 UTC.

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History

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'seopress_google_analytics_matomo_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 10.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires an administrator to have delegated the Analytics management capability to the Subscriber role via the plugin's Advanced > Security settings.
Title SEOPress <= 10.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'seopress_google_analytics_matomo_id' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-03T15:42:43.802Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T15:34:12.257Z

Link: CVE-2026-101357

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Updated: 2026-10-03T15:39:10.482Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-03T06:16:39.167

Modified: 2026-10-03T16:16:32.013

Link: CVE-2026-101357

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-03T06:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')