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CVE-2019-20041

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-27 Dec, 2019 | 07:14
Updated At-05 Aug, 2024 | 02:32
Rejected At-
Credits

wp_kses_bad_protocol in wp-includes/kses.php in WordPress before 5.3.1 mishandles the HTML5 colon named entity, allowing attackers to bypass input sanitization, as demonstrated by the javascript: substring.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:27 Dec, 2019 | 07:14
Updated At:05 Aug, 2024 | 02:32
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

wp_kses_bad_protocol in wp-includes/kses.php in WordPress before 5.3.1 mishandles the HTML5 colon named entity, allowing attackers to bypass input sanitization, as demonstrated by the javascript: substring.

Affected Products
Vendor
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Versions
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  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53
x_refsource_MISC
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.html
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
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EventDate
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
x_transferred
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.html
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:27 Dec, 2019 | 08:15
Updated At:23 Nov, 2022 | 20:12

wp_kses_bad_protocol in wp-includes/kses.php in WordPress before 5.3.1 mishandles the HTML5 colon named entity, allowing attackers to bypass input sanitization, as demonstrated by the javascript: substring.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.19.8CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.07.5HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.8
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches

WordPress.org
wordpress
>>wordpress>>Versions before 5.3.1(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>9.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-20Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-20
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.htmlcve@mitre.org
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Release Notes
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory

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