Medium severity · published Dec 27, 2019
CVE-2019-20042
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)…
6.1
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
3.7 before 5.3.1 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20042
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20042
Not Applicable
https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
Patch
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7
Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/509930
Mailing List
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
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