CVE-2019-17671

WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Authorization Bypass

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In WordPress before 5.2.4, unauthenticated viewing of certain content is possible because the static query property is mishandled.

En WordPress anterior a 5.2.4, es posible la visualización no autenticada de cierto contenido porque la propiedad de consulta estática es manejada inapropiadamente.

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: J.D. Grimes

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-10-14 CVE Published
2019-10-14 First Exploit
2019-10-17 CVE Reserved
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.html	Mailing List
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8	Mailing List
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9909	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47690	2019-10-14
https://github.com/rhbb/CVE-2019-17671	2020-04-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html	2023-02-03
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46474	2023-02-03
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f82ed753cf00329a5e41f2cb6dc521085136f308	2023-02-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release	2023-02-03
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599	2023-02-03
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677	2023-02-03

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"				< 5.2.4 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " < 5.2.4"		-		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