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WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Customizer

5.5

CVE-2019-17674

Oct 14, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Cache Poisoning

7.3

CVE-2019-17673

Oct 14, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Server Side Request Forgery

5.4

CVE-2019-17669

Oct 14, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Server Side Request Forgery #2

5.4

CVE-2019-17670

Oct 14, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4

CVE-2019-17672

Oct 14, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Post Previews

5.4

CVE-2019-16223

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Previews

5.4

CVE-2019-16219

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments

7.2

CVE-2019-16218

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Open Redirect

4.6

CVE-2019-16220

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments via URLs

6.4

CVE-2019-16222

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1

CVE-2019-16221

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Media Uploads

6.4

CVE-2019-16217

Sep 5, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting via Comments

9.6

CVE-2019-9787

Apr 12, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution

8.8

CVE-2019-8942

Feb 19, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core <= 5.0.3 - Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion

6.5

CVE-2019-8943

Feb 19, 2019

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - PHP Object Injection

8.8

CVE-2018-20148

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Uploads

6.4

CVE-2018-20149

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Authorization Bypass

4.3

CVE-2018-20152

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion

7.7

CVE-2018-20147

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments

6.4

CVE-2018-20153

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Customizer	CVE-2019-17674	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 14, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Cache Poisoning	CVE-2019-17673	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	October 14, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Server Side Request Forgery	CVE-2019-17669	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 14, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Server Side Request Forgery #2	CVE-2019-17670	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 14, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2019-17672	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 14, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Post Previews	CVE-2019-16223	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Previews	CVE-2019-16219	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments	CVE-2019-16218	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Open Redirect	CVE-2019-16220	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments via URLs	CVE-2019-16222	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2019-16221	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Media Uploads	CVE-2019-16217	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 5, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting via Comments	CVE-2019-9787	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	April 12, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution	CVE-2019-8942	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	February 19, 2019
WordPress Core <= 5.0.3 - Path Traversal and Local File Inclusion	CVE-2019-8943	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	February 19, 2019
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - PHP Object Injection	CVE-2018-20148	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	December 12, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Uploads	CVE-2018-20149	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	December 12, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Authorization Bypass	CVE-2018-20152	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	December 12, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion	CVE-2018-20147	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H	December 12, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comments	CVE-2018-20153	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	December 12, 2018

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