Vulnerability Report

CVE-2019-16223

Title: Wordpress Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2019-16223

CWE Category CWE-79
Published Date Sep 11, 2019
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Available
Score 5.4 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
4.34%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2019-16223: WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9862 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9862 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
3.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2019-16223 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49338
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.