Known vulnerabilities in XML Sitemap & Google News

Take control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.

1Reported vulnerabilities

8.1Highest CVSS score

5.7.7Latest version

100,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update XML Sitemap & Google News to 5.4.9 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: June 10, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2024-4441	High 8.1	0.7%	5.4.8 and earlier	`5.4.9`	May 7, 2024

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.