CVE-2022-3135: The SEO Smart Links WordPress plugin through 3.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack

medium Affects seo-smart-links (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The SEO Smart Links WordPress plugin through 3.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack

Package
seo-smart-links (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.0.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.1th percentile)
Published
2022-09-26
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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