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CVE-2022-21662

CVE-2022-21662 · Stored XSS in WordPress

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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.

CVSS 8.0 · High · EPSS 64.5% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • wordpress-develop

    Versions
    • < 5.8.3: Affected

    No fix published

  • wordpress Debian:12

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 5.8.3+dfsg1-1

    Update to 5.8.3+dfsg1-1

  • wordpress Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 5.8.3+dfsg1-1

    Update to 5.8.3+dfsg1-1

  • wordpress Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 5.8.3+dfsg1-1

    Update to 5.8.3+dfsg1-1

  • wordpress Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 4.3+dfsg-1
    • 4.3.1+dfsg-1
    • 4.4+dfsg-1
    • 4.4.1+dfsg-1
    • 4.4.2+dfsg-1
    • 4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • wordpress Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 4.8.2+dfsg-2
    • 4.8.3+dfsg-1
    • 4.9.1+dfsg-1
    • 4.9.2+dfsg-1
    • 4.9.4+dfsg-1
    • 4.9.5+dfsg1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • wordpress Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 5.2.2+dfsg1-1
    • 5.2.4+dfsg1-1
    • 5.3.2+dfsg1-1
    • 5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

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