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CVE-2019-16332

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 15, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • api_bearer_auth_project api_bearer_auth — Before 2019-09-07

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730 Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers Release Notes
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record