TI-2022-01498 Aliases CVE-2022-1628 GHSA-327w-6wfh-xxc5

Simple SEO <= 1.7.91 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2022-09-06 · Updated 2025-01-31

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to attribute-based stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.7.91, due to insufficient sanitization or escaping on the SEO social and standard title parameters. This can be exploited by authenticated users with Contributor and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into posts/pages that execute whenever an administrator access the page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00626 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
David Cole	Simple SEO	1.7.91 – 1.7.91	—	No fix listed	CNA

Simple SEO VendorDavid Cole Affected 1.7.91 – 1.7.91 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:coleds:simple_seo::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.7.91	Vulnerable	David Cole

cpe:2.3:a:coleds:simple_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.7.91 Vulnerable ·David Cole

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1628
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-327w-6wfh-xxc5
2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2754807%40cds-simple-seo&new=2754807%40cds-simple-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1628

TI-2023-24259 WordPress Simple SEO Plugin <= 2.0.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2022-21946 WordPress Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2022-16741 WordPress Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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