VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-16222
CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-09-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory