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WordPress Core < 5.3.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2019-20042 · wordpress

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Vulnerability: WordPress Core < 5.3.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Affected software: wordpress(WordPress core)
Affected versions: ≥ 5.3 and ≤ 5.3
< 3.7
≥ 5.0 and ≤ 5.0.7
≥ 5.1 and ≤ 5.1.3
≥ 5.2 and ≤ 5.2.4
≥ 3.7 and ≤ 3.7.31
≥ 3.8 and ≤ 3.8.31
≥ 3.9 and ≤ 3.9.29
≥ 4.0 and ≤ 4.0.28
≥ 4.1 and ≤ 4.1.28
≥ 4.2 and ≤ 4.2.25
≥ 4.3 and ≤ 4.3.21
≥ 4.4 and ≤ 4.4.20
≥ 4.5 and ≤ 4.5.19
≥ 4.6 and ≤ 4.6.16
≥ 4.7 and ≤ 4.7.15
≥ 4.8 and ≤ 4.8.11
≥ 4.9 and ≤ 4.9.12
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2019-20042
Published: 13 December 2019
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 8c483cf9-fb63-4c43-ad42-1404448540c2). Methodology and redistribution notes

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