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WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - Super Admin Multi-Site Installation Object Injection

6.6

CVE-2022-21663

Jan 6, 2022

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.8 - Dependency Confusion

8.1

CVE-2021-44223

Nov 25, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.8.2 - ca-bundle.crt contains expired certificate DST Root CA X3

5.3

CVE ID Unknown

Nov 10, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core 5.4 - 5.8 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

5.3

CVE-2021-39200

Sep 9, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.8.1 - LoDash Update

6.1

CVE-2020-8203

Sep 9, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core 5.8 beta - Block Editor Authorization Bypass

6.8

CVE-2021-39203

Sep 9, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

WordPress Core 5.8 beta - Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Custom HTML Block

7.6

CVE-2021-39202

Sep 9, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core 5.4 - 5.8 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

7.6

CVE-2021-39201

Sep 9, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.7.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

6.5

CVE-2021-29450

Apr 15, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.7.1 - XXE Injection

7.1

CVE-2021-29447

Apr 15, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Query

8.0

CVE-2022-21661

Jan 6, 2021

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post slugs

6.4

CVE-2020-28038

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC

8.8

CVE-2020-28036

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Theme Image Change

4.3

CVE-2020-28040

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Arbitrary File Deletion

5.4

CVE-2020-28039

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Global Variables

6.1

CVE-2020-28034

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Misconfiguration That Allows Trigger of New Installation

4.8

CVE-2020-28037

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Deserialization Gadget

8.8

CVE-2020-28032

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.5.3 - PHP Object Injection Gadget

9.8

CVE-2021-29476

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Spam Embed on Multisite Installations

4.3

CVE-2020-28033

Oct 29, 2020

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - Super Admin Multi-Site Installation Object Injection	CVE-2022-21663	6.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	January 6, 2022
WordPress Core < 5.8 - Dependency Confusion	CVE-2021-44223	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	November 25, 2021
WordPress Core < 5.8.2 - ca-bundle.crt contains expired certificate DST Root CA X3		5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	November 10, 2021
WordPress Core 5.4 - 5.8 - Sensitive Information Disclosure	CVE-2021-39200	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	September 9, 2021
WordPress Core < 5.8.1 - LoDash Update	CVE-2020-8203	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 9, 2021
WordPress Core 5.8 beta - Block Editor Authorization Bypass	CVE-2021-39203	6.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	September 9, 2021
WordPress Core 5.8 beta - Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Custom HTML Block	CVE-2021-39202	7.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N	September 9, 2021
WordPress Core 5.4 - 5.8 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2021-39201	7.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N	September 9, 2021
WordPress Core < 5.7.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure	CVE-2021-29450	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	April 15, 2021
WordPress Core < 5.7.1 - XXE Injection	CVE-2021-29447	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N	April 15, 2021
WordPress Core < 5.8.3 - SQL Injection via WP_Query	CVE-2022-21661	8.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	January 6, 2021
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post slugs	CVE-2020-28038	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC	CVE-2020-28036	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Theme Image Change	CVE-2020-28040	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Arbitrary File Deletion	CVE-2020-28039	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Global Variables	CVE-2020-28034	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Misconfiguration That Allows Trigger of New Installation	CVE-2020-28037	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Deserialization Gadget	CVE-2020-28032	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.3 - PHP Object Injection Gadget	CVE-2021-29476	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	October 29, 2020
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Spam Embed on Multisite Installations	CVE-2020-28033	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	October 29, 2020

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