Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2022 · Assigned by jpcert
CVE-2022-43500
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WordPress from WordPress.org. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wordpress | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Debian:13 | wordpress | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Debian:14 | wordpress | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43500 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wordpress | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43500 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress.org | WordPress | versions prior to 6.0.3 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N