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Vulnerability details: VCID-qhwv-dwv5-7kbk
Vulnerability ID VCID-qhwv-dwv5-7kbk
Aliases CVE-2019-16223
Summary WordPress before 5.2.3 allows XSS in post previews by authenticated users.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 4.9
Risk 9.8
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 0.0267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.0267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.0267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
epss 0.03755 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
cvssv2 3.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16223
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16223
Reference id Reference type URL
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-16223
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://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/9862
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-2019-16223 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/49338.txt
CVE-2019-16223 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16223
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Jan. 4, 2021
Description Wordpress Core 5.2.2 - 'post previews' XSS
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Jan. 4, 2021
Exploit type webapps
Platform php
Source update date Jan. 4, 2021
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16223
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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16223
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 0.85314
EPSS Score 0.0267
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T10:05:49.787787+00:00 NVD Importer Import https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16223 37.0.0