WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Author+) Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
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.
Problem Types
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|
| CWE | CWE-79 | CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') |
Type: CWE
Description: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Metrics
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| 3.1 | 5.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.9
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Impacts
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| CAPEC-592 | CAPEC-592 Stored XSS |
Description: CAPEC-592 Stored XSS