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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.9

CVE-2022-4973 json

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

published 2024-10-16 2 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-wordpress-2022-4973 , BIT-wordpress-multisite-2022-4973 , EUVD-2022-53925

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami wordpress 3.6.2, 3.7.39, 3.8.39, 3.9.37, 4.0.36, 4.1.36, 4.2.33, 4.3.29, 4.4.28, 4.5.27, 4.6.24, 4.7.24, 4.8.20, 4.9.21, 5.0.17, 5.1.14, 5.2.16, 5.3.13, 5.4.11, 5.5.10, 5.6.9, 5.7.7, 5.8.5, 5.9.4, 6.0.2
  • bitnami wordpress-multisite 3.6.2, 3.7.39, 3.8.39, 3.9.37, 4.0.36, 4.1.36, 4.2.33, 4.3.29, 4.4.28, 4.5.27, 4.6.24, 4.7.24, 4.8.20, 4.9.21, 5.0.17, 5.1.14, 5.2.16, 5.3.13, 5.4.11, 5.5.10, 5.6.9, 5.7.7, 5.8.5, 5.9.4, 6.0.2
  • wordpress wordpress 3.6.2, 3.7.39, 3.8.39, 3.9.37, 4.0.36, 4.1.36, 4.2.33, 4.3.29, 4.4.28, 4.5.27, 4.6.24, 4.7.24, 4.8.20, 4.9.21, 5.0.17, 5.1.14, 5.2.16, 5.3.13, 5.4.11, 5.5.10
  • johnpbloch wordpress-core 3.6.2, 3.7.39, 3.8.39, 3.9.37, 4.0.36, 4.1.36, 4.2.33, 4.3.29, 4.4.28, 4.5.27, 4.6.24, 4.7.24, 4.8.20, 4.9.21, 5.0.17, 5.1.14, 5.2.16, 5.3.13, 5.4.11, 5.5.10
  • wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.0.2+dfsg1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4973

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami wordpress
<3.6.2
>=3.7.0, <3.7.39
>=3.8.0, <3.8.39
>=3.9.0, <3.9.37
>=4.0.0, <4.0.36
>=4.1.0, <4.1.36
>=4.2.0, <4.2.33
>=4.3.0, <4.3.29
>=4.4.0, <4.4.28
>=4.5.0, <4.5.27
>=4.6.0, <4.6.24
>=4.7.0, <4.7.24
>=4.8.0, <4.8.20
>=4.9.0, <4.9.21
>=5.0.0, <5.0.17
>=5.1.0, <5.1.14
>=5.2.0, <5.2.16
>=5.3.0, <5.3.13
>=5.4.0, <5.4.11
>=5.5.0, <5.5.10
>=5.6.0, <5.6.9
>=5.7.0, <5.7.7
>=5.8.0, <5.8.5
>=5.9.0, <5.9.4
>=6.0.0, <6.0.2
3.6.2
3.7.39
3.8.39
3.9.37
4.0.36
4.1.36
4.2.33
4.3.29
4.4.28
4.5.27
4.6.24
4.7.24
4.8.20
4.9.21
5.0.17
5.1.14
5.2.16
5.3.13
5.4.11
5.5.10
5.6.9
5.7.7
5.8.5
5.9.4
6.0.2
bitnami wordpress-multisite
<3.6.2
>=3.7.0, <3.7.39
>=3.8.0, <3.8.39
>=3.9.0, <3.9.37
>=4.0.0, <4.0.36
>=4.1.0, <4.1.36
>=4.2.0, <4.2.33
>=4.3.0, <4.3.29
>=4.4.0, <4.4.28
>=4.5.0, <4.5.27
>=4.6.0, <4.6.24
>=4.7.0, <4.7.24
>=4.8.0, <4.8.20
>=4.9.0, <4.9.21
>=5.0.0, <5.0.17
>=5.1.0, <5.1.14
>=5.2.0, <5.2.16
>=5.3.0, <5.3.13
>=5.4.0, <5.4.11
>=5.5.0, <5.5.10
>=5.6.0, <5.6.9
>=5.7.0, <5.7.7
>=5.8.0, <5.8.5
>=5.9.0, <5.9.4
>=6.0.0, <6.0.2
3.6.2
3.7.39
3.8.39
3.9.37
4.0.36
4.1.36
4.2.33
4.3.29
4.4.28
4.5.27
4.6.24
4.7.24
4.8.20
4.9.21
5.0.17
5.1.14
5.2.16
5.3.13
5.4.11
5.5.10
5.6.9
5.7.7
5.8.5
5.9.4
6.0.2

Affected products

  • WordPress Foundation WordPress

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.