WordPress Core < 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting via Comments
| CVE | CVE-2019-9787 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 9.6 (Critical) |
| Publicly Published | April 12, 2019 |
| Last Updated | August 14, 2023 |
| Researcher |
Simon Scannell
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Description
WordPress before 5.1.1 does not properly filter comment content, leading to Remote Code Execution by unauthenticated users in a default configuration. This occurs because CSRF protection is mishandled, and because Search Engine Optimization of A elements is performed incorrectly, leading to XSS. The XSS results in administrative access, which allows arbitrary changes to .php files. This is related to wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php and wp-includes/comment.php.
References
- blog.ripstech.com
- wordpress.org
- github.com
- wpvulndb.com
- www.securityfocus.com
- wordpress.org
- lists.debian.org
- www.debian.org
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Vulnerability Details for WordPress
| Software Type | Core |
|---|---|
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.29, 3.8.29, 3.9.27, 4.0.26, 4.1.26, 4.2.23, 4.3.19, 4.4.18, 4.5.17, 4.6.14, 4.7.13, 4.8.9, 4.9.10, 5.0.4, 5.1.1 |
| Affected Versions |
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