CVE-2019-17672

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Published Oct 17, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

WordPress before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to a stored XSS attack to inject JavaScript into STYLE elements.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4599-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4677-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2019-7977	WordPress before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to a stored XSS attack to inject JavaScript into STYLE elements.

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: 1.8% (1.766% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9910
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 17, 2019, 12:03 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 17, 2019, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM

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