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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2024-10-16T06:43:41.734Z
Updated: 2024-10-16T12:59:35.321Z
Reserved: 2024-10-15T18:03:44.130Z
Link: CVE-2022-4973
Updated: 2024-10-16T12:59:21.134Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-10-16T07:15:12.497
Modified: 2024-10-30T15:58:30.907
Link: CVE-2022-4973
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