wordpress: WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MariaDB database
CVE-2022-21663 is fixed in wordpress on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21663, released January 6, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| wordpress · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.8.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21663 | Jan 6, 2022 |
| wordpress · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.8.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21663 | Jan 6, 2022 |
| wordpress · Debian 14 | 5.8.3+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21663 | Jan 6, 2022 |
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