# CVE-2022-4973: WordPress Core \< 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via use of the\_meta(); function

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-16 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- WordPress Foundation WordPress: through 3.6.1; from 3.7, through 3.7.38; from 3.8, through 3.8.38; from 3.9, through 3.9.36; from 4.0, through 4.0.35; from 4.1, through 4.1.35; from 4.2, through 4.2.32; from 4.3, through 4.3.28; from 4.4, through 4.4.27; from 4.5, through 4.5.26; from 4.6, through 4.6.23; from 4.7, through 4.7.23; from 4.8, through 4.8.19; from 4.9, through 4.9.20; from 5.0, through 5.0.16; from 5.1, through 5.1.13; from 5.2, through 5.2.15; from 5.3, through 5.3.12; from 5.4, through 5.4.10; from 5.5, through 5.5.9; from 5.6, through 5.6.8; from 5.7, through 5.7.6; from 5.8, through 5.8.4; from 5.9, through 5.9.3; from 6.0, through 6.0.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WordPress, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5582e89-83e6-4898-b9fe-09eddeb5f7ae?source=cve
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53961
- https://wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/08/wordpress-core-6-0-2-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/

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