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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-xnrd-rj56-6fd4 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2019-16781
|
| Summary | In WordPress before 5.3.1, authenticated users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor, which is executed within the dashboard. It can lead to an admin opening the affected post in the editor leading to XSS. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 4.9 |
| Risk | 2.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Percentile | 0.83986 |
| EPSS Score | 0.02269 |
| Published At | Aug. 4, 2025, 12:55 p.m. |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31T10:06:35.109958+00:00 | NVD Importer | Import | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16781 | 37.0.0 |