CVE-2019-17671 EXPLOIT
5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 36.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In WordPress before 5.2.4, unauthenticated viewing of certain content is possible because the static query property is mishandled.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 36.5% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-10-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Viewing Unauthenticated/Password/Private Posts | 2019-10-14 |
References
- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46474
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f82ed753cf00329a5e41f2cb6dc521085136f308
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9909
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46474
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f82ed753cf00329a5e41f2cb6dc521085136f308
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9909
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
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