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CVE-2023-0066

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 13, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Companion Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin through 4.5.1.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected WordPress components

  • Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready Plugin · companion-sitemap-generator
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 4.5.1.1
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Companion Sitemap Generator — Up to and including 4.5.1.1
  • codeermeneer companion_sitemap_generator — Up to and including 4.5.1.1

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/545c9e2f-bacd-4f30-ae01-de1583e26d32 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record