WordPress up to 5.2.2 Dashboard Reflected cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.2.2 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows reflected XSS in the dashboard.
The weakness was presented 09/11/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-16221 since 09/11/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
Upgrading to version 5.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
See 141664, 141665, 141666 and 141667 for similar entries.
Product
Type
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: ReflectedClass: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: WordPress 5.2.3
Timeline
09/11/2019 🔍09/11/2019 🔍
09/12/2019 🔍
12/19/2023 🔍
Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: DLA 1960-1
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-16221 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/12/2019 08:28Updated: 12/19/2023 10:53
Changes: 09/12/2019 08:28 (57), 08/21/2020 09:18 (1), 12/19/2023 10:53 (4)
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