Riskcovery

CVE-2022-4973

WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

State
Published
Severity
4.9 Medium
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Reserved
Oct 15, 2024

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.14.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWordfence

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
WordPressWordPress Foundation
  • 3.6.1 and earlierAffected
  • 3.7 through 3.7.38Affected
  • 3.8 through 3.8.38Affected
  • 3.9 through 3.9.36Affected
  • 4.0 through 4.0.35Affected
  • 4.1 through 4.1.35Affected
  • 4.2 through 4.2.32Affected
  • 4.3 through 4.3.28Affected
  • 4.4 through 4.4.27Affected
  • 4.5 through 4.5.26Affected
  • 4.6 through 4.6.23Affected
  • 4.7 through 4.7.23Affected
  • 4.8 through 4.8.19Affected
  • 4.9 through 4.9.20Affected
  • 5.0 through 5.0.16Affected
  • 5.1 through 5.1.13Affected
  • 5.2 through 5.2.15Affected
  • 5.3 through 5.3.12Affected
  • 5.4 through 5.4.10Affected
  • 5.5 through 5.5.9Affected
  • 5.6 through 5.6.8Affected
  • 5.7 through 5.7.6Affected
  • 5.8 through 5.8.4Affected
  • 5.9 through 5.9.3Affected
  • 6.0 through 6.0.1Affected

References

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