CVE-2022-4472: The Simple Sitemap WordPress plugin before 3.5.8 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as co

medium Affects simple-sitemap (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-01-30; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Simple Sitemap WordPress plugin before 3.5.8 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as co

Package: simple-sitemap (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.5.8
Fixed in: 3.5.8
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (44.0th percentile)
Published: 2023-01-30
Source: nvd

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