HIGH
WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF
Published Oct 17, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.80%
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 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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.80% 0.02802
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02802
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 (43 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.80% (0.02802) | 85.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.80% (0.02802) | 84.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 0.87% (0.00872) | 74.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02591) | 85.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 4.86% (0.04863) | 89.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02591) | 85.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 4.86% (0.04863) | 89.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 1.59% (0.01595) | 81.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 4.65% (0.04650) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 11.14% (0.11140) | 93.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 4.65% (0.04650) | 88.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00642) | 68.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 4.65% (0.04650) | 88.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 11.14% (0.11140) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 4.65% (0.04650) | 88.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 11.14% (0.11140) | 93.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04182) | 88.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 8.38% (0.08381) | 92.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04182) | 88.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 8.38% (0.08381) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04158) | 88.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 92.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04158) | 88.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 92.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04158) | 88.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 92.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04158) | 87.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02310) | 83.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.18% (0.22184) | 93.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02310) | 83.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 13.00% (0.13004) | 93.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02310) | 83.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 68.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 57.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 50.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.26% (0.12262) | 89.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 85.81th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 85.64th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 78.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46477 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b183fd1cca0b44a92f0264823dd9f22d2fd8b8d0 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.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/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/ x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9913 x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird 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 Oct 17, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 17, 2019
Link CVE-2019-17675
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a