VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16332
In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 5.67%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.67% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- api bearer auth project/api bearer auth
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developersRelease Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developersRelease Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.