CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-20042

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.

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://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/ Not Applicable
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d Patch
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975 Release Notes 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://hackerone.com/reports/509930 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7 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:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-12-27 08:15

Updated : 2023-01-19 03:13

NVD link : CVE-2019-20042

Mitre link : CVE-2019-20042

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79