CVE-2021-36912: Andrea Pernici News Sitemap for Google plugin <= 1.0.16 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andrea Pernici News Sitemap for Google plugin <= 1.0.16 on WordPress, attackers must have contributor or higher user role.

Affected products

Andrea Pernici News Sitemap for Google (WordPress plugin): through 1.0.16

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/google-news-sitemap/wordpress-andrea-pernici-news-sitemap-for-google-plugin-1-0-16-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-news-sitemap/
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/google-news-sitemap/wordpress-andrea-pernici-news-sitemap-for-google-plugin-1-0-16-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-news-sitemap/

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