CVE-2022-4973

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2022-4973: Medium severity, CVSS 5.4 | Vulnix