CVE-2022-0230: Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps <= 1.4.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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

Affected products

Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps (support Sitemap Index, Multi-site and Google News): through 1.4.1

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c73316d2-ae6a-42db-935b-b8b03a7e4363
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c73316d2-ae6a-42db-935b-b8b03a7e4363

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