UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16781

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16781
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16781.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16781
Related
Published
2019-12-26T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:22:00Z
Severity
  • 5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In WordPress before 5.3.1, authenticated users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor, which is executed within the dashboard. It can lead to an admin opening the affected post in the editor leading to XSS.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.3+dfsg-1
4.3.1+dfsg-1
4.4+dfsg-1
4.4.1+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.8.2+dfsg-2
4.8.3+dfsg-1
4.9.1+dfsg-1
4.9.2+dfsg-1
4.9.4+dfsg-1
4.9.5+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.3.2+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.3.2+dfsg1-1

Affected versions

5.*

5.2.2+dfsg1-1
5.2.4+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentynineteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}