CVE-2019-16332

moderate-risk
Published 2019-09-15

In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.

Do I need to act?

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22.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 78% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Api Bearer Auth Project

References (8)

Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-...
Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730
Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers
Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-...
Third Party Advisory https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730
Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers
Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868
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moderate-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal