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Simple Sitemap vulnerabilities
Simple Sitemap has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 14 Jun 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- Latest version
- 3.8.0
- Last updated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 14 Jun 2024
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 request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2023-6492 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 3.5.13 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.8.0) | 14 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-4472 | Medium 5.4 | Before 3.5.8 | Fixed in 3.5.8 | 30 Jan 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2023-6492, 14 Jun 2024
- The Simple Sitemap - Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.13. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the 'admin_notices' hook found in class-settings.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin options to a default state via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2022-4472, 30 Jan 2023
- The Simple Sitemap WordPress plugin before 3.5.8 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins. CVE record
What to do if you run Simple Sitemap
If you run Simple Sitemap, 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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