WordPress before 5.2.4 has a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability because URL…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
WordPress before 5.2.4 has a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability because URL validation does not consider the interpretation of a name as a series of hex characters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05243 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.2.4 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrjm-x5m6-q2pg
References
Advisory 8
- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46475
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9912
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191105 [SECURITY] [DLA 1980-1] wordpress security update
- 20200108 [SECURITY] [DSA 4599-1] wordpress security update
- DSA-4599
- DSA-4677
Sources
- CVE-2019-17669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrjm-x5m6-q2pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-17669 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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