CVE-2022-1628Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped SEO title attributes

Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Jan 31, 2025

Stored XSS in David Cole Simple SEO 1.7.91 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through SEO title fields. The plugin stores social and standard SEO title parameters and renders them in HTML attributes without sufficient sanitization or attribute escaping. Contributor access is sufficient; the payload runs when an administrator opens the affected post or page and can read or alter data exposed to that browser context.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in David Cole Simple SEO 1.7.91 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through SEO title fields. The plugin stores social and standard SEO title parameters and renders them in HTML attributes without sufficient sanitization or attribute escaping. Contributor access is sufficient; the payload runs when an administrator opens the affected post or page and can read or alter data exposed to that browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-1628
Published
Sep 6, 2022
Updated
Jan 31, 2025
Vendor
David Cole
Product
Simple SEO
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.7.91 <=1.7.91

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

David Cole · Simple SEOversion=1.7.91 <=1.7.91

Published CVSS scores

6.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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