PT-2022-13049 · WordPress · The Better Wordpress Google Xml Sitemaps

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2022-03-14 · Updated 2022-03-21 · CVE-2022-0230

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.4.2

Description The issue allows unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admins due to the lack of sanitization and escaping of logs when outputting them in the admin dashboard.

Recommendations For The Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.4.2, update to version 1.4.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin dashboard to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-0230

Affected Products

The Better Wordpress Google Xml Sitemaps

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c73316d2-ae6a-42db-935b-b8b03a7e4363 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0230 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0230 · Vendor Advisory