Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-1628Simple SEO <= 1.7.91 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Simple SEO from coleds. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| coleds | Simple SEO | 1.7.91 – through 1.7.91 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N