CVE-2019-20042

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-20042
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-27 08:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-19 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionIn wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress 3.7 to 5.3.0, the function wp_targeted_link_rel() can be used in a particular way to result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3 via a minor release.

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
WordPress <= 5.3 - Stored XSS via Crafted Links MISC wpvulndb.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4677-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
HackerOne MISC hackerone.com
Changeset 46894 for trunk – WordPress Trac MISC core.trac.wordpress.org Patch
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) through 'wp_targeted_link_rel' · Advisory · WordPress/wordpress-develop · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
Filter Vulnerabilities MISC blog.ripstech.com Not Applicable
News – WordPress 5.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release – WordPress.org MISC wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4599-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
Prevent stored XSS through wp_targeted_link_rel(). · WordPress/wordpress-develop@1f7f3f1 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch
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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 154111 WordPress Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2019-20042)

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