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Vulnerability details: VCID-5krm-ab8u-87gj
Vulnerability ID VCID-5krm-ab8u-87gj
Aliases CVE-2019-16222
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.5
Risk 2.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
System Score Found at
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.01576 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.02324 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
epss 0.02324 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16222
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16222
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16222
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45997
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16217
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16218
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16219
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16220
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16221
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16222
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16223
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16780
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16781
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17669
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17671
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17672
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17673
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17674
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17675
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20041
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20042
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20043
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/30ac67579559fe42251b5a9f887211bf61a8ed68
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9867
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
939543 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=939543
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2019-16222 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16222
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16222
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16222
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.80789
EPSS Score 0.01576
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T10:05:49.841455+00:00 NVD Importer Import https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16222 37.0.0