CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-16222

WordPress before 5.2.3 has an issue with URL sanitization in wp_kses_bad_protocol_once in wp-includes/kses.php that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45997 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9867 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-09-11 02:15

Updated : 2023-01-31 07:34

NVD link : CVE-2019-16222

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16222

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79