CVE-2019-16223 EXPLOIT
5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.4 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.18% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wordpress Core 5.2.2 - 'post previews' XSS | 2021-01-04 |
References
- 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
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