PT-2022-23353 · Unknown · David Cole Simple Seo

Mika · Published 2022-11-03 · Updated 2023-07-26 · CVE-2022-36404

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions David Cole Simple SEO plugin versions prior to 1.8.13

Description The issue concerns a Missing Authorization and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, as well as a Broken Access Control vulnerability. This allows attackers to potentially create or delete sitemaps.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.8.13, update to version 1.8.13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the sitemap creation and deletion functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-36404

Affected Products

David Cole Simple Seo

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36404 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36404 · Vendor Advisory
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cds-simple-seo/wordpress-simple-seo-plugin-1-8-12-authenticated-sitemap-deletion-creation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/52530 · Telegram Post