Description

WordPress before 5.2.3 has an issue with URL sanitization in wp_kses_bad_protocol_once in wp-includes/kses.php that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Remediation

References

CVE-2019-16222

Related Vulnerabilities

ownCloud Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2013-2043)

OpenSSL Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2011-3207)

SharePoint Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability (CVE-2020-0932)

Internet Information Services Other Vulnerability (CVE-2000-0167)

WordPress Plugin Poll, Survey, Questionnaire and Voting system SQL Injection (1.2.4)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities CWE-707 CVE-2019-16222