Description

WordPress before 5.2.3 has an issue with URL sanitization in wp_kses_bad_protocol_once in wp-includes/kses.php that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Remediation

References

CVE-2019-16222

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2019-16222 CWE-707 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities