CVE-2022-21662
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-21662
- Assigner
- security-advisories@github.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-01-06T23:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-04-12T18:48:50
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.8.3 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.3
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21662 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21662 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 15:43:18 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 05:49:55 | 2022-01-06T23:15Z | 2022-01-06T23:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 05:49:55 | 2022-04-12T18:48:50 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 05:49:55 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |