Name: CVE-2019-16222: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-16222, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.02377

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade wordpress	Oct 21, 2019	Sep 11, 2019
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 11, 2019
Wordpress	—	Upgrade Wordpress to version 5.2.3	Oct 25, 2019	Sep 11, 2019

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CVSS Details

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