CVE-2022-43497

CVE Database · CVE-2022-43497

CVE-2022-43497

· MEDIUMModified

CVSS v3.1

6.1

EPSS

0.96%

Published

Dec 5, 2022

Modified

Apr 24, 2025

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79CWE-79

Affected Products (24)

wordpress · wordpress (up to 3.7.40)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 3.8.40)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 3.9.39)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 4.0.37)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 4.1.37)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 4.2.34)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 4.3.30)vulnerable

wordpress · wordpress (up to 4.4.29)vulnerable

References (6)

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.html

Third Party Advisory

https://wordpress.org/download/

Product

https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/

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