CVE-2022-1628 describes an attribute-based stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simple SEO plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 1.7.91. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into posts or pages due to insufficient input sanitization. When an administrator accesses the compromised page, these scripts execute, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coleds:simple_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 1.7.91, <= 1.7.91CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:coleds:simple_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.