CVE-2022-21662

Stored XSS in WordPress

Published Jan 6, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8 High EPSS 64.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2884-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5039-1 wordpress security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 6, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:26 AM