WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352, CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02802 86th 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-2019-17675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-493w-chrv-wxpj
References
Patch 2
Advisory 7
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9913
- 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/
- [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-2019-17675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-493w-chrv-wxpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-17675 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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