WP Meta SEO < 4.4.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via breadcrumbs
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.4.7 does not sanitise or escape the breadcrumb separator before outputting it to the page, allowing a high privilege user such as an administrator to inject arbitrary javascript into the page even when unfiltered html is disallowed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00615 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Meta SEO (Unknown): 4.4.7
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Meta SEO | 4.4.7 to before 4.4.7 | 4.4.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Meta SEO VendorUnknown Affected 4.4.7 to before 4.4.7 Fixed in 4.4.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.4.7 | Vulnerable | JoomUnited |
- cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.4.7 Vulnerable ·JoomUnited
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Meta SEO (Unknown) Fixed in 4.4.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1093
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59wp-qpx3-fcf5
References
More JoomUnited Wp Meta Seo vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01305 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00830 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00831 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-06363 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer header CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-06364 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-30499 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-1093 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1093 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59wp-qpx3-fcf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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