CVE-2019-16221
WordPress Dashboard Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows reflected XSS in the dashboard.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 11, 2019, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2023, 7:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-16221 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-16221.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9865 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-16221 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-16221 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9865 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9865 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 06, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 08, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9865 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16221 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16221
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.53 }} -0.19%
score
0.77415
percentile