WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 5.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in URL Sanitisation

Description

According to the WordPress release notes:

"Props to Soroush Dalili (@irsdl) from NCC Group for disclosing an issue with URL sanitization that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks."

Proof of Concept

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
2.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.5.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.5.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.5.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
1.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
1.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
3.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
3.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
3.7.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
3.7.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
3.7.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
3.7.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
3.7.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
3.7.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
3.7.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
3.7.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
3.7.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.6.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.5.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.4.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.3.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.2.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
4.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.6.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.5.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.4.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.3.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.2.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
4.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
3.7.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
3.7.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
3.8.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.9.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
4.0.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
4.1.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.2.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.3.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.4.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.5.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.6.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
5.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.6
5.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.6
4.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.6.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.5.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.4.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.3.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.2.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.25
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.25
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
5.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.6
5.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.6
5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.2
5.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.2
5.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.6
4.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.11
4.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.10
4.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.14
4.6.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.15
4.5.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.18
4.4.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.19
4.3.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.20
4.2.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.24
4.1.26
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.27
4.0.26
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.27
3.9.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.28
3.8.29
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.30
3.7.29
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.30
5.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
5.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3
5.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.3

References

CVE
CVE-2019-16222
URL
https://hackerone.com/reports/339483
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
URL
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.1 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Soroush Dalili (@irsdl) - NCC Group
Submitter
Ryan Dewhurst
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
4494a903-5a73-4cad-8c14-1e7b4da2be61

Timeline

Publicly Published
2019-09-05 (about 7 years ago)
Added
2019-09-05 (about 7 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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