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Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) through 'wp_targeted_link_rel'

High
whyisjake published GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7 Jan 8, 2020

Package

No package listed

Affected versions

5.0.7, 5.1.3, 5.2.4, and 5.3.0

Patched versions

5.3.1

Description

Impact

The function wp_targeted_link_rel() can be used in a particular way to result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Patches

This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous affected WordPress versions via a minor release. Automatic updates are enabled by default for minor releases and we strongly recommend that you keep them enabled.

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Severity

High

CVE ID

CVE-2019-16773

Weaknesses

No CWEs