VDB

CVE-2019-9787

CVE-2019-9787 PUBLISHED

WordPress before 5.1.1 does not properly filter comment content, leading to Remote Code Execution by unauthenticated users in a default configuration. This occurs because CSRF protection is mishandled, and because Search Engine Optimization of A elements is performed incorrectly, leading to XSS. The XSS results in administrative access, which allows arbitrary changes to .php files. This is related to wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php and wp-includes/comment.php.

EPSS 81.02% · 99.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
81.02%
99.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSwordpress*, 0, 4.8.3+dfsg-1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSwordpress4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1

Timeline

  • CVE Published
  • Jan 10, 2020 PoC Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Jun 9, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Sep 10, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Nov 29, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Jun 22, 2024 EPSS Score
  • Aug 4, 2024 EPSS Score
  • Oct 7, 2024 EPSS Score
  • Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
  • Feb 21, 2025 EPSS Score
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