CVE-2022-44627

WordPress Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

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Published Nov 3, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 on WordPress allows attackers to create or delete sitemaps.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

David Cole

Simple SEO (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 1.8.12`	affected	≤ <= 1.8.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:coleds:simple_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.8.13 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-47563	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 on WordPress allows attackers to create or delete sitemaps.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.313% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cds-simple-seo/wordpress-simple-seo-plugin-1-8-12-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cds-simple-seo/#developers

History

Feb 20, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Coleds Simple Seo

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 3, 2022, 7:30 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Nov 2, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:54 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:54 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 3, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:08 AM

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