CVE-2019-16222
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments via URLs
Severity Score
6.1
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
WordPress before 5.2.3 has an issue with URL sanitization in wp_kses_bad_protocol_once in wp-includes/kses.php that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
WordPress versiones anteriores a 5.2.3, presenta un problema con el saneamiento de la URL en la función wp_kses_bad_protocol_once en el archivo wp-includes/kses.php, lo que puede conllevar a ataques de tipo cross-site scripting (XSS).
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, create files on the server, disclose private information, create open redirects, poison cache, and bypass authorization access and input sanitation.
*Credits:
Soroush Dalili
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2019-09-05 CVE Published
- 2019-09-11 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html | Mailing List |
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| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9867 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45997 | 2023-01-31 | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68 | 2023-01-31 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release | 2023-01-31 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 | 2023-01-31 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 | 2023-01-31 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" | Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" | < 5.2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " < 5.2.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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