CVE-2022-44627 MEDIUM

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

Vendor David Cole

Product Simple SEO (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 3, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple SEO versions 1.8.12 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in WordPress admin, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge. The attack requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the WordPress site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings or trigger unintended actions if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 3, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44627 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-44627

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions