CVE-2022-1628: 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

medium Affects cds-simple-seo (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
cds-simple-seo (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.7.91
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.2th percentile)
Published
2022-09-06
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcds-simple-seo (WordPress plugin) advisories

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