CVE-2019-16217

MEDIUM

WordPress < 5.2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Media Upload Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in media uploads because wp_ajax_upload_attachment is mishandled.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45936
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0257
EPSS Percentile 85.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
wordpress/wordpress < 5.2.3
Published Sep 11, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026