CVE-2022-1216: Advanced Image Sitemap <= 1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Advanced Image Sitemap WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise and escape the PHP_SELF PHP variable before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Affected products

Advanced Image Sitemap: through 1.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31a5b138-3d9e-4cd6-b85c-d20406ab51bd
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31a5b138-3d9e-4cd6-b85c-d20406ab51bd

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