CVE-2022-21663
Medium
Description
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database. On a multisite, users with Super Admin role can bypass explicit/additional hardening under certain conditions through object injection. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.8.3. Older affected versions are also fixed via security release, that go back till 3.7.37. We strongly recommend that you keep auto-updates enabled. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.6
Exploit probability—
Product
Wordpress
PublishedJan 6, 2022
First seenJan 6, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-74Injection
How to fix
Update
- wordpress wordpress5.8.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress wordpress | v < 5.8.3 | 5.8.3 |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 34, 35 | — |
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