High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-21662
CVE-2022-21662
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.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versions
< 5.8.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.8.3
- Range: < 5.8.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889wnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/nvd
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