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CVE-2019-20042
Published: Dec 27, 2019
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975
x_refsource_MISC
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk
x_refsource_MISC
https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/
x_refsource_MISC
20200108 [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
DSA-4599
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://hackerone.com/reports/509930
x_refsource_MISC
DSA-4677
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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