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CVE-2022-21662 Detail

Modified After Enrichment

This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.

Description

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, which can affect high-privileged users. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.8.3. Older affected versions are also fixed via security release, that go back till 3.7.37. We strongly recommend that you keep auto-updates enabled. There are no known workarounds for this issue.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w CVE, GitHub, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html CVE, GitHub, Inc. Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/ CVE, GitHub, Inc.
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/ CVE, GitHub, Inc.
https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/ CVE, GitHub, Inc. Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039 CVE, GitHub, Inc. Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') 👁 cwe source acceptance level
NIST   GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

11 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 12:26:42 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added SSVC 
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CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 6/17/2026 12:26:42 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"WordPress","product":"wordpress-develop","versions":[{"version":"< 5.8.3","status":"affected"}]}]

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 1:45:10 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
Added Reference 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
Added Reference 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Added Reference 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
Added Reference 
https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
Added Reference 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 5/14/2024 6:09:50 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 11/06/2023 10:43:39 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/ [No types assigned]
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/ [No types assigned]
Removed Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Removed Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/

Reanalysis by NIST 4/12/2022 2:48:50 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.7.0 up to (excluding) 3.7.37
 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.8.3


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.8.3

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/10/2022 10:09:48 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed Reference Type 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html No Types Assigned


 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/ No Types Assigned


 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/ No Types Assigned


 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 1/23/2022 4:15:08 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 1/15/2022 11:15:09 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/ [No Types Assigned]
Added Reference 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/ [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by NIST 1/13/2022 8:33:58 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added CVSS V2 
NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added CWE 
NIST CWE-79
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.7.0 up to (excluding) 3.7.37
 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.8.3
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/ No Types Assigned


 
https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039 No Types Assigned


 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039 Third Party Advisory
Added CVSS V2 Metadata 
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 1/11/2022 11:15:08 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039 [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-21662
NVD Published Date:
01/06/2022
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.