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WordPress <= 5.8.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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CVSS 3.1 score High severity
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Software
WordPress
Type
WordPress Core
Vulnerable versions
<= 5.8.2
Fixed in
5.8.3
PSID
306164f47264
CVE ID
CVE-2022-21662
Classification
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
OWASP Top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Required privilege
Requires author or higher role user authentication.
Credits
Karim El Ouerghemmi and Simon Scannell (SonarSource)
Publicly disclosed
2022-01-06

Details

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered by Karim El Ouerghemmi and Simon Scannell (SonarSource) in WordPress (versions <= 5.8.2).

Solution

Update WordPress to the latest available version (at least 5.8.3).

References

CVE-2022-21662 Vulnerability details Release information Technical advisory

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