MEDIUM
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in shortcode previews
Published Sep 11, 2019
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.89%
Description
WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in shortcode previews.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.89% 0.01889
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01889
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (33 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01889) | 78.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01889) | 76.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 89.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 3.46% (0.03457) | 87.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 89.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 3.46% (0.03457) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 88.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02190) | 83.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 88.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 3.35% (0.03351) | 86.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 4.69% (0.04685) | 88.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02190) | 83.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 4.09% (0.04086) | 88.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02190) | 83.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04189) | 87.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.69% (0.30689) | 94.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04189) | 87.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 19.28% (0.19284) | 94.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04189) | 87.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 76.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 3.19% (0.03193) | 91.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 92.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 5.96% (0.05961) | 92.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 8.30% (0.08300) | 93.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 7.57% (0.07566) | 93.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.62% (0.04619) | 91.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.87% (0.08874) | 82.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.55th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 74.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-18-165 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9864 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-18-165 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9864 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 11, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 11, 2019
Link CVE-2019-16219
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a