# CVE-2022-1628: Simple SEO <= 1.7.91 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Authenticated contributors can inject scripts via SEO title parameters, allowing code execution when administrators view the page.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-327w-6wfh-xxc5

## What is CVE-2022-1628?

CVE-2022-1628 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in coleds Simple SEO, published on 6 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to attribute-based stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.7.91, due to insufficient sanitization or escaping on the SEO social and standard title parameters. This can be exploited by authenticated users with Contributor and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into posts/pages that execute whenever an administrator access the page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1628?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Coleds Simple Seo.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in coleds Simple SEO

- [CVE-2023-45269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45269/): WordPress Simple SEO Plugin <= 2.0.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-36404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36404/): WordPress Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-44627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44627/): WordPress Simple SEO plugin <= 1.8.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1628 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1628 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in coleds Simple SEO, published on 6 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: coleds Simple SEO. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1628/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1628/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1628
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1628
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1628

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1628/
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