CVE-2022-4472 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Simple Sitemap WordPress plugin prior to version 3.5.8. This flaw allows authenticated users, even those with contributor-level privileges, to inject malicious scripts into web pages due to insufficient validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low confidentiality and integrity impacts. Currently, there is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simple_sitemap_project:simple_sitemap:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.