Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-4973
CVE-2022-4973
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.
Affected products
50+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 0
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.0.2
- osv-coords2 versions
< 3.6.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53961nvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/wordpress-core-6-0-2-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5582e89-83e6-4898-b9fe-09eddeb5f7aenvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/nvdRelease Notes
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