Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps <= 1.4.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2022-0230
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published February 16, 2022
Last Updated August 29, 2022
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

Description

The Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin through 1.4.1 does not sanitise and escape its logs when outputting them in the admin dashboard, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admins

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Vulnerability Details for Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps (support Sitemap Index, Multi-site and Google News)

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug bwp-google-xml-sitemaps (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.1

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