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CVE-2022-44627: WordPress Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 on WordPress allows attackers to create or delete sitemaps.

Affected products

• David Cole Simple SEO (WordPress plugin): through 1.8.12

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cds-simple-seo/wordpress-simple-seo-plugin-1-8-12-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/cds-simple-seo/#developers
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cds-simple-seo/wordpress-simple-seo-plugin-1-8-12-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/cds-simple-seo/#developers

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