Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap: A security weakness
Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap
- Plugin slug
simple-sitemap- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 30, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Apr 30, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in David Gwyer Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap simple-sitemap.This issue affects Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap: from n/a through <= 3.6.0.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H