XSS in Coleds Simple Seo
CVE-2022-1628
The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to attribute-based stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.7.91, due to insufficient sanitization or escaping on the SEO social and standard title parameters. This can be exploited by authenticated users with Contributor and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into posts/pages that execute whenever an administrator access the page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Coleds Simple Seo — versions 1.7.91
- Coleds Simple Seo
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1628?
- CVE-2022-1628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Coleds Simple Seo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1628?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1628 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.