CVE-2022-1628 json
Simple SEO <= 1.7.91 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-09-06 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-24917
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- coleds Simple SEO
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2754807%40cds-simple-seo&new=2754807%40cds-simple-seo&sfp_email
patch, third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1628
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-1628
- NVD CVE-2022-1628
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