CVE-2019-16223

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Post Previews

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.

WordPress versiones anteriores a 5.2.3, permite un ataque de tipo XSS en las vistas previas de publicaciones por parte de usuarios autenticados.

WordPress core versions 5.2.2 and below suffer from a cross site scripting vulnerability.

*Credits: Simon Scannell

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-09-05 CVE Published
2019-09-11 CVE Reserved
2021-01-04 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-09-04 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
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8	Mailing List
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9862	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49338	2021-01-04
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release	2022-10-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599	2022-10-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677	2022-10-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected