Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-16223
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-16223
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.62%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 76 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-16223
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
|
2.7
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-16223
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-16223
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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
Third Party Advisory
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https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9862
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2019-16223
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*