CVE-2019-16781 (GCVE-0-2019-16781)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-12-26 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 01:24
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
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.
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