CVE-2019-16780 — Cross-site Scripting in Wordpress
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.6%
top 12.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 26
Latest updateJan 21
Description
WordPress users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor using a specific payload, which is executed within the dashboard. This can lead to XSS if an admin opens the post in the editor. Execution of this attack does require an authenticated user. 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. Automatic updates are enabled by default for minor releases and we strongly rec…
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
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
1OSV▶
CVE-2019-16780: WordPress users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor using a specific payload, which is executed w↗2019-12-26
📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2019-16780: wordpress - WordPress users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript ...↗2019