CVE-2019-16781 (GCVE-0-2019-16781)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-12-26 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:24
VLAI
Title
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WordPress block editor
Summary
In WordPress before 5.3.1, authenticated users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor, which is executed within the dashboard. It can lead to an admin opening the affected post in the editor leading to XSS.
Severity
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7867 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WordPress WordPress Affected: < 5.3.1 , < 5.3.1 (custom)
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