// For flags

CVE-2019-20042

WordPress Core < 5.3.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress 3.7 to 5.3.0, the function wp_targeted_link_rel() can be used in a particular way to result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3 via a minor release.

En wp-includes / formatting.php en WordPress 3.7 a 5.3.0, la función wp_targeted_link_rel () se puede usar de una manera particular para generar una vulnerabilidad de scripting entre sitios (XSS) almacenada. Esto se ha solucionado en WordPress 5.3.1, junto con todas las versiones anteriores de WordPress desde 3.7 a 5.3 a través de una versión menor.

*Credits: Simon Scannell
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-12-13 CVE Published
  • 2019-12-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 3.7 < 5.3.1
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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-
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Affected