CVE-2022-4973
WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function
Summary
WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Affected packages
Bitnami
wordpress-multisite
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Bitnami
wordpress
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Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4973 wordpress Fixed in: 5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- web core.trac.wordpress.org
- web wordpress.org
- web wordfence.com
- web wordfence.com