CVE-2022-4973 — WordPress Core < 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the_meta(); function

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.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
WordPress Foundation	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.…	—

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian 14	wordpress	6.0.2+dfsg1-1	—
Debian 13	wordpress	6.0.2+dfsg1-1	—
Debian 12	wordpress	6.0.2+dfsg1-1	—

Ubuntu