Companion Sitemap Generator < 4.5.3 - Reflected XSS
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 Companion Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00998 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Companion Sitemap Generator (Unknown): 4.5.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Companion Sitemap Generator | before 4.5.3 | 4.5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Companion Sitemap Generator VendorUnknown Affected before 4.5.3 Fixed in 4.5.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codeermeneer:companion_sitemap_generator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | Codeermeneer |
- cpe:2.3:a:codeermeneer:companion_sitemap_generator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Codeermeneer
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Companion Sitemap Generator (Unknown) Fixed in 4.5.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpvv-vf7g-q8f6
References
More Codeermeneer Companion Sitemap Generator vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00062 Companion Sitemap Generator <= 4.5.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2019-11284 The companion-sitemap-generator plugin before 3.7.0 for WordPress has CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-1780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpvv-vf7g-q8f6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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