CVE-2019-17670

Description

WordPress before 5.2.4 has a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability because Windows paths are mishandled during certain validation of relative URLs.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.76% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory wordpress.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html third party advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/ release notes vendor advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46472 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9db44754b9e4044690a6c32fd74b9d5fe26b07b2 third party advisory patch
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9912 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00010.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17670?
CVE-2019-17670 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17670?
To fix CVE-2019-17670, 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-2019-17670 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-17670 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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