CVE-2019-20042

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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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CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 27, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-20042: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix