Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2019-16223 — Cross-site Scripting in Wordpress

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting8 documents6 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
4.3%
top 11.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
WordpressDebian WordpressDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateMay 24

Description

WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.3 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wordpress< wordpress 5.2.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDwordpress/wordpress< 5.2.3
▶Debianwordpress/wordpress< 5.2.3+dfsg1-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3mv4-59rc-qvqm: WordPress before 5↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2019-16223: WordPress before 5↗2019-09-11
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Wordpress Core 5.2.2 - 'post previews' XSS↗2021-01-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2019-16223: wordpress - WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.↗2019
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-16223 wordpress: XSS in post previews by authenticated users↗2019-11-25
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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-16223 wordpress: XSS in post previews by authenticated users [epel-7]↗2019-11-25
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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-16223 wordpress: XSS in post previews by authenticated users [epel-6]↗2019-11-25
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