CVE-2019-16218 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in stored comments.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9861
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-09-11T13:06:48.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:10:41.592Z

Reserved: 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-16218

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-11T14:15:11.757

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:21:55.120

Link: CVE-2019-16218

Redhat

No data.

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