CVE-2022-21662

 

Published at: - 07-01-2022 12:15

Last modified: - 12-04-2022 08:48

Total changes: - 12

Description

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database. Low-privileged authenticated users (like author) in WordPress core are able to execute JavaScript/perform stored XSS attack, which can affect high-privileged users. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.8.3. Older affected versions are also fixed via security release, that go back till 3.7.37. We strongly recommend that you keep auto-updates enabled. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
• https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
• DSA-5039-Third Party Advisory
• FEDORA-2022-8472dd59ff-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• FEDORA-2022-e37e1e6c7a-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• [debian-lts-announce] 20220123 [SECURITY] [DLA 2884-1] wordpress security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2022-21662

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures