CVE-2019-20042
Published: 27 December 2019
In wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress 3.7 to 5.3.0, the function wp_targeted_link_rel() can be used in a particular way to result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3 via a minor release.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.3.2+dfsg1-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.1 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20042
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian