CVE-2022-4973

MEDIUM EPSS 36.3%
Published Oct 16, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

WordPress Core, in versions up to 6.0.2, is vulnerable to Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting that can be exploited by users with access to the WordPress post and page editor, typically consisting of Authors, Contributors, and Editors making it possible to inject arbitrary web scripts into posts and pages that execute if the the_meta(); function is called on that page.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
36.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wordpresswordpress* ≤6.0.2

References 4

  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53961
    Patch
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
    Release Notes
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/wordpress-core-6-0-2-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/
    Third Party Advisory
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5582e89-83e6-4898-b9fe-09eddeb5f7ae?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation