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CVE-2019-17675

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 17, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-352, CWE-843
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Before 5.2.4

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
  • wordpress wordpress — Before 5.2.4

References

  • blog.wpscan.org https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html Third Party Advisory
  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46477 Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b183fd1cca0b44a92f0264823dd9f22d2fd8b8d0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • seclists.org https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9913 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
  • www.debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 Third Party Advisory
  • www.debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record