VDB
CVE-2019-20042
CVE-2019-20042
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 5.05% · 90.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.05%
90.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.8.2+dfsg-2, 4.8.3+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://hackerone.com/reports/509930 (nist-nvd)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d (circl)
- https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/ (circl)
- 20200108 [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- DSA-4599 (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7 (circl)
- DSA-4677 (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 27, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 25, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20042 third-party-advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/ third-party-advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20042 third-party-advisory