CVE-2019-16222

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-16222
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-11 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-31 19:34:00 UTC
DescriptionWordPress 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
403 Forbidden MISC core.trac.wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4677-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
News – WordPress 5.2.3 Security and Maintenance Release – WordPress.org MISC wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1960-1] wordpress security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Fix for URL sanitization that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) … · WordPress/WordPress@30ac675 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
WordPress <= 5.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in URL Sanitisation MISC wpvulndb.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4599-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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