WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 5.2.3 - Stored XSS in Customizer

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
3.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
3.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
3.7.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
3.7.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
3.7.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
3.7.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
3.7.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
3.7.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
3.7.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
5.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
5.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
4.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.25
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.25
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
5.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
5.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.3
5.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.3
5.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
4.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.26
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.26
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.29
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.29
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
5.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.3
5.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
4.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.27
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.27
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.30
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.30
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31

References

CVE
CVE-2019-17674
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
URL
https://blog.wpscan.com/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Evan Ricafort
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
d39a7b84-28b9-4916-a2fc-6192ceb6fa56

Timeline

Publicly Published
2019-10-14 (about 6 years ago)
Added
2019-10-15 (about 6 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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2021-09-20
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2025-01-16
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Charity-thermometer <= 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published
2025-01-24
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