CVE-2022-43497 : Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a

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.

Published 2022-12-05 04:15:10

Updated 2025-04-24 14:15:37

Source JPCERT/CC

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2022-43497

Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.3 and before (<) 5.3.14
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.0 and before (<) 5.0.18
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.8 and before (<) 5.8.6
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.1 and before (<) 4.1.37
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.5 and before (<) 5.5.11
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.8 and before (<) 3.8.40
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.9 and before (<) 4.9.22
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.9 and before (<) 5.9.5
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.8 and before (<) 4.8.21
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.7 and before (<) 5.7.8
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.5 and before (<) 4.5.28
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.0 and before (<) 4.0.37
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.3 and before (<) 4.3.30
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 6.0 and before (<) 6.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.6 and before (<) 5.6.10
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.2 and before (<) 4.2.34
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.1 and before (<) 5.1.15
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.4 and before (<) 4.4.29
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions before (<) 3.7.40
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.2 and before (<) 5.2.17
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.4 and before (<) 5.4.12
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.9 and before (<) 3.9.39
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.6 and before (<) 4.6.25
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.7 and before (<) 4.7.25
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2022-43497

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2022-43497

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2022-43497 3,425

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-43497

EPSS FAQ

0.90%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 74 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-43497

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2025-04-24
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2022-43497

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-43497

https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/

WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release – WordPress News
Product;Release Notes;Vendor Advisory

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https://wordpress.org/download/

Download – WordPress.org
Product

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https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.html

JVN#09409909: Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress
Third Party Advisory

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