CVE-2019-12566

Public Exploit

Description

The WP Statistics plugin through 12.6.5 for Wordpress has stored XSS in includes/class-wp-statistics-pages.php. This is related to an account with the Editor role creating a post with a title that contains JavaScript, to attack an admin user.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-statistics/#developers third party advisory product
https://github.com/wp-statistics/wp-statistics/issues/271 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/wp-statistics/wp-statistics/commit/aec4359975344f75385ae1ec257575d8131d6ec2 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12566?
CVE-2019-12566 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12566?
To fix CVE-2019-12566, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12566 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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