CVE-2019-20042
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-20042
To remediate CVE-2019-20042, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 5.3.2+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-20042 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.3.2+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |