WordPress up to 5.2.3 Admin Pages type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in WordPress up to 5.2.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Admin Pages. The manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-17675. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.2.3 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Admin Pages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

The weakness was shared 10/17/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-17675 since 10/17/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257929 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17675), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (257929). The entries VDB-143843, VDB-143842, VDB-143841 and VDB-143840 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 257929
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17675

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 5.2.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/17/2019 🔍
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10/18/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +2143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: b183fd1cca0b44a92f0264823dd9f22d2fd8b8d0
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-17675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143844
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2019 10:01
Updated: 08/30/2025 09:57
Changes: 10/18/2019 10:01 (37), 10/18/2019 10:06 (18), 01/16/2024 10:50 (6), 01/16/2024 10:55 (1), 08/30/2025 09:57 (19)
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