5.4

CVE-2022-4973: wordpress foundation wordpress Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4973DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4973
Published 16-10-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-4973 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress foundation wordpress. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.7% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.7.39.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.47% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress2 products
  • wordpress≤ 3.6.1 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.38 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.38 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.36 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.35 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.35 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.32 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.28 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.27 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.26 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.23 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.23 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.8, ≤ 4.8.19 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 4.9, ≤ 4.9.20 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.16 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.13 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.2, ≤ 5.2.15 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.3, ≤ 5.3.12 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.4, ≤ 5.4.10 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.5, ≤ 5.5.9 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.6, ≤ 5.6.8 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.7, ≤ 5.7.6 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.8, ≤ 5.8.4 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 5.9, ≤ 5.9.3 (fixed in 3.7.39) | ≥ 6.0, ≤ 6.0.1 (fixed in 3.7.39)
  • wordpress≤ 6.0.2
Debian1 product
  • wordpress< 6.0.2+dfsg1-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wordpress foundation1 product
  • wordpress≤ 3.6.1 | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.38 | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.38 | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.36 | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.35 | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.35 | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.32 | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.28 | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.27 | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.26 | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.23 | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.23 | ≥ 4.8, ≤ 4.8.19 | ≥ 4.9, ≤ 4.9.20 | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.16 | ≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.13 | ≥ 5.2, ≤ 5.2.15 | ≥ 5.3, ≤ 5.3.12 | ≥ 5.4, ≤ 5.4.10 | ≥ 5.5, ≤ 5.5.9 | ≥ 5.6, ≤ 5.6.8 | ≥ 5.7, ≤ 5.7.6 | ≥ 5.8, ≤ 5.8.4 | ≥ 5.9, ≤ 5.9.3 | ≥ 6.0, ≤ 6.0.1

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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