Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2019-20042CVE-2019-20042
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.1%
In 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.
Bugs
References
blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-20042
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20042
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20042
wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20042
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.1%