CVE-2019-16781

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-16781
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-26 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-19 03:04:00 UTC
DescriptionIn WordPress before 5.3.1, authenticated users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor, which is executed within the dashboard. It can lead to an admin opening the affected post in the editor leading to XSS.

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 9.0 All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Authenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) in WordPress block editor (within dashboard) · Advisory · WordPress/wordpress-develop · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Third Party Advisory
HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4677-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
WordPress <= 5.3 - Stored XSS via Block Editor Content MISC wpvulndb.com Third Party Advisory
News – WordPress 5.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release – WordPress.org MISC wordpress.org Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
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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