Sitemap < 4.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority HIGH 66Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Sitemap WordPress plugin before 4.4 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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Sitemap (Unknown): 4.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sitemap | before 4.4 | 4.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Sitemap VendorUnknown Affected before 4.4 Fixed in 4.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sitemap_project:sitemap:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.4 | Vulnerable | Sitemap Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:sitemap_project:sitemap:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.4 Vulnerable ·Sitemap Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sitemap (Unknown) Fixed in 4.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4545
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhx4-r2q6-6pv6
References
More Sitemap Project Sitemap vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00851 Sitemap by click5 < 1.0.36 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-06484 Tree Sitemap < 2.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-4545 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4545 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhx4-r2q6-6pv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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