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CVE-2022-21663

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.
6.6
CVSS
6.6
ShadowTrackr
NO
CISA KEV
-
NCSC.nl
CVSS v4.0 Metrics
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
ComplexityHigh
RequirementsPresent
PrivilegesHigh
User InteractionNone
Threat
Exploit MaturityPoC
Vulnerable System
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Subsequent System
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
Supplemental
SafetyNegligible
AutomatableYes
RecoveryAutomatic
Value DensityConcentrated
UrgencyMedium
Patch StatusUnavailable

Change Log
DateSourceChangesScore
2026-07-21PoCE: U→P4.8 → 6.6
2026-07-21cve.orginitial, patch: Unavailable4.8

Affected Software
VendorProductVersion
debiandebian_linux10.0
debiandebian_linux11.0
debiandebian_linux9.0
fedoraprojectfedora34
fedoraprojectfedora35
wordpresswordpress< 5.8.3
WordPresswordpress-develop< 5.8.3
Published: 2022-01-06