CVE-2022-21662
on github
Published
Severity
CVSS v3:
5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2:
3.5 LOW
Description
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.
References
- https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Configurations
| CPE23 | Version Start | Version End | Exact Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 5.8.3 | * |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 9.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 10.0 |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 11.0 |