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CVE-2022-0952

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-05-02
  • Fixed in1.0.36
  • WeaknessCWE-352 · CWE-862

Am I affected?

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Description

The Sitemap by click5 WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating options via a REST endpoint, and does not ensure that the option to be updated belongs to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could change arbitrary blog options, such as the users_can_register and default_role, allowing them to create a new admin account and take over the blog.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-05-0216:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:57Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:57Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0952?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-0952?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Sitemap project sitemap
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.0< 1.0.361.0.36

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Sitemap project sitemap to 1.0.36

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedRandomRobbieBF/CVE-2022-0952
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-05-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0952?

The Sitemap by click5 WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating options via a REST endpoint, and does not ensure that the option to be updated belongs to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could change arbitrary blog options, such as the users_can_register and default_role, allowing them to create a new admin account and take over the blog.

Is CVE-2022-0952 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-0952 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0952?

CVE-2022-0952 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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