CVE-2019-16222 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 5.2.3, specifically due to improper URL sanitization in the wp_kses_bad_protocol_once function. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions, requiring user interaction to succeed. While the CVSS score is 6.1, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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