CVE-2019-20042

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.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.1 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 90%
VendorProductVersion
wordpresswordpress
3.7 ≤
𝑥
< 5.3.1
debiandebian_linux
9.0
debiandebian_linux
10.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wordpress
bullseye (security)
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
stretch
not-affected
jessie
not-affected
bookworm
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
sid
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
wordpress
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
eoan
ignored
disco
ignored
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7
https://hackerone.com/reports/509930
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7
https://hackerone.com/reports/509930
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677