VDB
CVE-2019-16222
CVE-2019-16222
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.38% · 85.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.38%
85.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1, 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wordpress | 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wordpress | *, 4.9.2+dfsg-1, 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wordpress | 6.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wordpress | 5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1, 0, 5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, *, 5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9867 (nist-nvd)
- Version problem in wordpress leads to the many vulnearability (hackerone)
- Version problem in wordpress leads to the many vulnearability (hackerone)
- Version problem in wordpress leads to the many vulnearability (hackerone)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45997 (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68 (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191017 [SECURITY] [DLA 1960-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- 20200108 [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- DSA-4599 (circl)
…and 1 more exploits
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Jan 10, 2020 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16222 third-party-advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45997 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16222 third-party-advisory