CVE-2019-16217
wordpress - security update
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.6%
Description
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in media uploads because wp_ajax_upload_attachment is mishandled.
How to fix CVE-2019-16217
To remediate CVE-2019-16217, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 5.2.3+dfsg1-1 or later
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.1.27+dfsg-0+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.0.4+dfsg1-1+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-16217 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 5.2.3+dfsg1-1
- from 0, < 4.1.27+dfsg-0+deb8u1
- from 0, < 5.0.4+dfsg1-1+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |