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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-12-27 07:14Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 02:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-12-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7ea7d8a6b8d065480c5f60e102d58a4c70614d4c874986ebbcc551e2e4c0dda9
05 Affected products
06 References
- wpvulndb.comhttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975
- wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- core.trac.wordpress.orghttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
- github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d
- blog.ripstech.comhttps://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
- seclists.org20200108 [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security updatehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- www.debian.orgDSA-4599https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7
- hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/509930
- www.debian.orgDSA-4677https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wordpress Fixed in 5.3.2+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wordpress Fixed in 5.3.2+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wordpress Fixed in 5.3.2+dfsg1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- wordpress No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- wordpress No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.