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CVE-2022-4973

WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

4.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Up 0.4 points since Oct 17, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

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.

Record
CVE-2022-4973
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-53925 4.9

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.

Record
EUVD-2022-53925
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhf3-8588-hqc6 4.9

WordPress Core, in versions up to 6.0.2, is vulnerable to Authenticated Stored Cross-Site...

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.

Record
GHSA-mhf3-8588-hqc6
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.9

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.

Record
CVE-2022-4973
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.9

WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

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.

Record
CVE-2022-4973
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-4973 5.4

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4973
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4973 4.9

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4973
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-wordpress-2022-4973 No score

WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

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.

Record
BIT-wordpress-2022-4973
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-wordpress-multisite-2022-4973 No score

WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

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.

Record
BIT-wordpress-multisite-2022-4973
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wordpress
Bitnami
before 3.6.2, 3.7.0 up to 3.7.39, 3.8.0 up to 3.8.39, 3.9.0 up to 3.9.37, 4.0.0 up to 4.0.36, 4.1.0 up to 4.1.36, 4.2.0 up to 4.2.33, 4.3.0 up to 4.3.29, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.28, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.27, 4.6.0 up to 4.6.24, 4.7.0 up to 4.7.24, 4.8.0 up to 4.8.20, 4.9.0 up to 4.9.21, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.17, 5.1.0 up to 5.1.14, 5.2.0 up to 5.2.16, 5.3.0 up to 5.3.13, 5.4.0 up to 5.4.11, 5.5.0 up to 5.5.10, 5.6.0 up to 5.6.9, 5.7.0 up to 5.7.7, 5.8.0 up to 5.8.5, 5.9.0 up to 5.9.4, 6.0.0 up to 6.0.2
3.6.23.7.393.8.393.9.374.0.364.1.364.2.334.3.294.4.284.5.274.6.244.7.244.8.204.9.215.0.175.1.145.2.165.3.135.4.115.5.105.6.95.7.75.8.55.9.46.0.2
wordpress-multisite
Bitnami
before 3.6.2, 3.7.0 up to 3.7.39, 3.8.0 up to 3.8.39, 3.9.0 up to 3.9.37, 4.0.0 up to 4.0.36, 4.1.0 up to 4.1.36, 4.2.0 up to 4.2.33, 4.3.0 up to 4.3.29, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.28, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.27, 4.6.0 up to 4.6.24, 4.7.0 up to 4.7.24, 4.8.0 up to 4.8.20, 4.9.0 up to 4.9.21, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.17, 5.1.0 up to 5.1.14, 5.2.0 up to 5.2.16, 5.3.0 up to 5.3.13, 5.4.0 up to 5.4.11, 5.5.0 up to 5.5.10, 5.6.0 up to 5.6.9, 5.7.0 up to 5.7.7, 5.8.0 up to 5.8.5, 5.9.0 up to 5.9.4, 6.0.0 up to 6.0.2
3.6.23.7.393.8.393.9.374.0.364.1.364.2.334.3.294.4.284.5.274.6.244.7.244.8.204.9.215.0.175.1.145.2.165.3.135.4.115.5.105.6.95.7.75.8.55.9.46.0.2
wordpress
Debian:12
before 6.0.2+dfsg1-1
6.0.2+dfsg1-1
wordpress
Debian:13
before 6.0.2+dfsg1-1
6.0.2+dfsg1-1
wordpress
Debian:14
before 6.0.2+dfsg1-1
6.0.2+dfsg1-1
wordpress
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.3+dfsg-14.3.1+dfsg-14.4+dfsg-14.4.1+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
None known
wordpress
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.8.2+dfsg-24.8.3+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-14.9.2+dfsg-14.9.4+dfsg-14.9.5+dfsg1-1
None known
wordpress
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.2.2+dfsg1-15.2.4+dfsg1-15.3.2+dfsg1-15.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
None known
wordpress
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu15.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu15.8.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-4973 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Wordpress, published October 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.6.2.

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