CVE-2022-43500

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
WordPress.org	WordPress	versions prior to 6.0.3

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/download/Product
https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/download/Product
https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 5, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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