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Vulnerability details: VCID-xzu6-fn31-43ej
Vulnerability ID VCID-xzu6-fn31-43ej
Aliases CVE-2022-21662
Summary security update
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.2
Risk 3.6
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
System Score Found at
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
epss 0.14241 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
cvssv3.1 8 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
ssvc Track https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
cvssv3.1 8 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
cvssv3.1 8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
cvssv3.1 8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
cvssv3.1 8 https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
ssvc Track https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
cvssv3.1 8 https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-21662
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21661
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21662
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21663
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21664
1003243 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1003243
CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
dsa-5039 https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
msg00019.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
wordpress-5-8-3-security-release https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-23T15:57:20Z/ Found at https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-699q-3hj9-889w
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-23T15:57:20Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00019.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-23T15:57:20Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4UNEC63UU5GEU47IIR4RMTZAHNEOJG/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-23T15:57:20Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DM6XPH3JN6V4NF4WBOJTOXZIVE6VKKE3/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-23T15:57:20Z/ Found at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-04-23T15:57:20Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5039
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94363
EPSS Score 0.14241
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T16:26:33.667674+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-buster.xml.bz2 38.0.0