CVE-2019-16223

MEDIUM

WordPress <5.2.3 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by gx1 · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49338

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (7)

[Third Party Advisory] https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9862

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0434

EPSS Percentile 89.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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