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Simple Post Notes vulnerabilities
Simple Post Notes has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 17 Jul 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 9,000+
- Latest version
- 1.8.1
- Last updated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Most recent
- 17 Jul 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-2186 | Medium 4.8 | Before 1.7.6 | Fixed in 1.7.6 | 17 Jul 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-2186, 17 Jul 2022
- The Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. CVE record
What to do if you run Simple Post Notes
If you run Simple Post Notes, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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