Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-20042
CVE-2019-20042
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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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.7,<5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: 3.7 - 5.3.0
- WordPress/WordPressdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46894/trunknvdPatch
- github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1f7f3f1f59567e2504f0fbebd51ccf004b3ccb1dnvdPatch
- github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg2-m2f4-83m7nvdThird Party Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/509930nvdThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9975nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.ripstech.com/filter/vulnerabilities/nvdNot Applicable
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