CVE-2019-16222

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

6.1 medium

EPSS

2%p81

Published

Sep 11, 2019 (Sep 11, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

WordPress before 5.2.3 has an issue with URL sanitization in wp_kses_bad_protocol_once in wp-includes/kses.php that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Vendors: wordpress debian
Products: wordpress, debian linux
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-79
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.2%)

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