CVE-2022-4973
WordPress Core Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 16, 2024, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2024, 3:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53961 No Types Assigned https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53961 Patch Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/wordpress-core-6-0-2-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/wordpress-core-6-0-2-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5582e89-83e6-4898-b9fe-09eddeb5f7ae?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5582e89-83e6-4898-b9fe-09eddeb5f7ae?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.2 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5582e89-83e6-4898-b9fe-09eddeb5f7ae?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53961 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/wordpress-core-6-0-2-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/ [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-79 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4973
weaknesses.