CVE-2022-0230
Published: 14 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0230 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Bwp-Google-Xml-Sitemaps Project Bwp-Google-Xml-Sitemaps. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin through version 1.4.1 is affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) tracked as CVE-2022-0230. The root cause is missing sanitization and escaping of plugin-generated logs before they are rendered in the WordPress admin dashboard, allowing attacker-controlled content to be stored and later executed in an administrator’s browser context. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 with an attack vector of network, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply malicious input that is persisted in the plugin’s logs; when an administrator subsequently views those logs, the payload executes with the administrator’s privileges, enabling actions such as account takeover or further site compromise within the WordPress installation.
The EPSS score for this CVE has remained flat at 0.1482 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15427
Vulnerability details
The Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin through 1.4.1 does not sanitise and escape its logs when outputting them in the admin dashboard, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admins
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.