Is CVE-2024-2165 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-2165 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-2165?

CVE-2024-2165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-2165?

CVE-2024-2165 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2165?

Upgrade seopress to 7.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-2165

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The SEOPress – On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the image alt parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

seopressNVD

Affected:< 7.6Fixed in:7.6CVE-2024-2165derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.