CVE-2025-22342
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenst WP Simple Sitemap wp-simple-sitemap allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Simple Sitemap: from n/a through <= 0.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Simple Sitemap WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions that inject malicious scripts, resulting in Stored XSS. The lack of CSRF tokens/nonces on plugin forms enables the attack chain.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm WP Simple Sitemap plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Simple Sitemap' in the listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify installed plugin versionClick 'View details' next to WP Simple Sitemap in the plugins list to reveal the version numberAffected if A version number is displayed (compare it to any patched version once known)
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Inspect plugin forms for CSRF protectionView the page source of any WP Simple Sitemap admin forms (e.g., plugin settings page) and search for input fields named 'nonce', '_wpnonce', or 'security'Affected if No nonce or CSRF token fields are found in the plugin forms
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Verify nonce validation in plugin codeIf you have file access, examine the plugin PHP files (typically in wp-content/plugins/wp-simple-sitemap) for the handling of form submissions and check if wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer is calledAffected if Form handling code lacks nonce verification calls
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Test for Stored XSS via plugin formsSubmit a test payload like '<script>alert(1)</script>' in plugin settings fields, save, and reload the page to see if the script executes or is rendered unescapedAffected if The submitted script content is rendered as active HTML or JavaScript
If WP Simple Sitemap is installed and its forms lack CSRF nonces, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-22342 exploitation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of WP Simple Sitemap if available; otherwise, implement anti-CSRF nonces on all plugin forms and URLs, and ensure proper input sanitization and output encoding to prevent XSS.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-22342 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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