CVE-2022-0201: The Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 and Permalink Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 do not sanitise and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug

medium Affects permalink-manager (WordPress plugin), permalink-manager-lite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-02-14; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 and Permalink Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 do not sanitise and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug

Package: permalink-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.2.15
Fixed in: 2.2.15
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (88.7th percentile)
Published: 2022-02-14
Source: nvd

References

The Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 and Permalink Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 do not sanitise and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug

Package: permalink-manager-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.2.15
Fixed in: 2.2.15
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (88.7th percentile)
Published: 2022-02-14
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record permalink-manager (WordPress plugin) advisories permalink-manager-lite (WordPress plugin) advisories

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