VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-20042
CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-12-27
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
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch