Description
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.
Published: 2019-12-27
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: 5.1% Low
KEV: No
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4599-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4677-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-10598 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.
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Debian Debian Linux
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T02:32:10.548Z

Reserved: 2019-12-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-20042

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-27T08:15:09.747

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:37:56.660

Link: CVE-2019-20042

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