CVE-2019-16332

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Published Sep 15, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 5.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:api_bearer_auth_project:api_bearer_auth:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.7% (5.672% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730
https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868

History

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Subscriptions

Api Bearer Auth Project Api Bearer Auth

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 15, 2019, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:10 AM
Reserved: Sep 15, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 15, 2019, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM

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