Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WordPress allows Stored XSS. WordPress core security team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. This is low severity vulnerability that requires an attacker to have Author or higher user privileges to execute the attack vector.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.8 through 6.8.2, from 6.7 through 6.7.3, from 6.6 through 6.6.3, from 6.5 through 6.5.6, from 6.4 through 6.4.6, from 6.3 through 6.3.6, from 6.2 through 6.2.7, from 6.1 through 6.1.8, from 6.0 through 6.0.10, from 5.9 through 5.9.11, from 5.8 through 5.8.11, from 5.7 through 5.7.13, from 5.6 through 5.6.15, from 5.5 through 5.5.16, from 5.4 through 5.4.17, from 5.3 through 5.3.19, from 5.2 through 5.2.22, from 5.1 through 5.1.20, from 5.0 through 5.0.23, from 4.9 through 4.9.27, from 4.8 through 4.8.26, from 4.7 through 4.7.30.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | WordPress | 6.8 – ≤ 6.8.2, 6.7 – ≤ 6.7.3, 6.6 – ≤ 6.6.3, 6.5 – ≤ 6.5.6, 6.4 – ≤ 6.4.6, 6.3 – ≤ 6.3.6, 6.2 – ≤ 6.2.7, 6.1 – ≤ 6.1.8, 6.0 – ≤ 6.0.10, 5.9 – ≤ 5.9.11, 5.8 – ≤ 5.8.11, 5.7 – ≤ 5.7.13, 5.6 – ≤ 5.6.15, 5.5 – ≤ 5.5.16, 5.4 – ≤ 5.4.17, 5.3 – ≤ 5.3.19, 5.2 – ≤ 5.2.22, 5.1 – ≤ 5.1.20, 5.0 – ≤ 5.0.23, 4.9… | — |
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 | 6.8.3+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 6.8.3+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 | DSA-6091-1 |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | DSA-6075-1 |
| Debian 11 | wordpress | 5.7.14+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | DLA-4358-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | wordpress-oci-entrypoint | 6.8.3-r0 | — |
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2025-2115 WordPress Core: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 21, 2025
- DSA-6091-1 wordpress - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Dec 21, 2025
- DSA-6075-1 wordpress - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Dec 10, 2025
- DLA-4358-1 wordpress - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Nov 2, 2025