CVE-2026-9643
HIGHDescription
The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the REQUEST_URI server variable in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.18. When the plugin's `wpmsTemplateRedirect()` hook detects a 404, it concatenates `$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']` with the raw `$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']` and inserts that value verbatim into the `wp_wpms_links.link_url` column via `$wpdb->insert()`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever an administrator views the plugin's 404 & Redirects admin page (`/wp-admin/admin.php?page=metaseo_broken_link`).
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-seo/tags/4.5.18/inc/class.metaseo-broken-link-table.php#L894
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-seo/tags/4.5.18/wp-meta-seo.php#L1135
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-meta-seo/tags/4.5.18/wp-meta-seo.php#L1171
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/wp-meta-seo/tags/4.5.12&new_path=/wp-meta-seo/tags/4.5.13
- https://ti.wordfence.io/vulnerabilities/ca91e41d-b728-4eb0-86d5-043813d8c2c1
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/beceb218-34bf-4571-a07b-939abc7ead8e?source=cve
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Start freeThis 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 2026-06-24.