vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16222): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 11, 2019 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 11, 2019
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2019-16222
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-16222
- URL-https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45997
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16222
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