XSS in Wordpress Wordpress-develop

CVE-2022-21662

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, w…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.142 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21662?
CVE-2022-21662 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress-develop, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-21662?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-21662 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.