Description
WordPress Plugin WP HTML Sitemap is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin WP HTML Sitemap version 1.2 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Edit the source code to ensure that CSRF protection is implemented with Nonce-like mechanism or disable the plugin until a fix is available
References
https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-vulnerability-in-wp-html-sitemap-1-2/
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