Answer in brief
CVE-2026-96564 records a High severity (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in SEOPress <= 10.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Display Name. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps rainbowgeek/SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps rainbowgeek/SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| rainbowgeek/SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEOgeneric | >=0 <=10.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 3, 2026
The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Display Name in all versions up to, and including, 10.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the 'Track Authors' custom dimension to be configured in the plugin's Google Analytics 4 or Matomo settings, and the attacker must be able to publish public singular content (e.g., via bbPress forum topics) so that the injected display name is rendered in the tracking script.
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