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Status published
Medium
CVE-2019-16223
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated...
Vulnerability Description
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9862
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 11th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.