CVE - CVE-2019-16781

CVE-ID
CVE-2019-16781	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In WordPress before 5.3.1, authenticated users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor, which is executed within the dashboard. It can lead to an admin opening the affected post in the editor leading to XSS.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20200108 [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security update URL:https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 CONFIRM:https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-pg4x-64rh-3c9v DEBIAN:DSA-4599 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 DEBIAN:DSA-4677 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 MISC:https://hackerone.com/reports/731301 MISC:https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9976
Assigning CNA
GitHub (maintainer security advisories)
Date Record Created
20190924	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20190924)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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