CVE-2025-31822 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31822: WordPress WordPress Simple HTML Sitemap plugin <= 3.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Ashish Ajani
Product WP Simple HTML Sitemap
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ashish Ajani WP Simple HTML Sitemap wp-simple-html-sitemap allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Simple HTML Sitemap: from n/a through <= 3.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Simple HTML Sitemap versions 3.5 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site availability may be impacted if the plugin is actively exploited.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by triggering resource exhaustion.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if this plugin version is targeted.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated