WordPress component: Cross-site scripting
WordPress component is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- WordPress component
- Plugin slug
Core- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 16, 2024
This CVE was published Oct 16, 2024 and is one of 45 known issues for WordPress core.
Patch or disable the affected component.
Update WordPress component to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N