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
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*KEV
Decision
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*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
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* 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
References (10)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities | Not Applicable | |
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7 | Third Party Advisory | |
https://hackerone.com/reports/509930 | Third Party Advisory | |
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 | Mailing List | |
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975 | Release Notes |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk | 2023-01-19 | |
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d | 2023-01-19 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release | 2023-01-19 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 | 2023-01-19 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 | 2023-01-19 |
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" | >= 3.7 < 5.3.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " >= 3.7 < 5.3.1" | - |
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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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