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CVE-2019-20042

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 2.76% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-12-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2019-20042
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
2.76%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

In wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress 3.7 to 5.3.0, the function wp_targeted_link_rel() can be used in a particular way to result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3 via a minor release.

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