blogsafe.org My Downloads

BlogSafe.org

WordPress CVEs

Search and review WordPress-related vulnerability records.

← Back to CVE list

CVE-2019-20042

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 27, 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 wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress 3.7 to 5.3.0, the function wp_targeted_link_rel() can be used in a particular way to result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3 via a minor release.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    From 3.7 (including) to 5.3.1 (excluding)

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 — From 3.7 (including) to 5.3.1 (excluding)

References

  • blog.ripstech.com https://blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/ Not Applicable
  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunk Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1d Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7 Third Party Advisory
  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/509930 Third Party Advisory
  • seclists.org https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975 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