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CVE-2019-16223

MEDPOCWordPress
score
<0.1
cvss
5.4
epss
5.2%
published
2019-09-11
kev added
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first seen

WordPress before 5.2.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting caused by insufficient sanitization in post previews, letting authenticated users execute malicious scripts, exploit requires user authentication.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2019-09-11 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxT2026-10-21 — Public PoC: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlXscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 5.2%2026-09-23: epss 5.2%2026-09-24: epss 5.2%2026-09-25: epss 5.2%2026-09-26: epss 5.2%2026-09-27: epss 5.2%2026-09-28: epss 5.2%2026-09-29: epss 5.2%2026-09-30: epss 5.2%2026-10-01: epss 5.2%2026-10-02: epss 5.2%2026-10-03: epss 5.2%2026-10-04: epss 5.2%2026-10-05: epss 5.2%2026-10-06: epss 5.2%2026-10-07: epss 5.2%2026-10-08: epss 5.2%2026-10-09: epss 5.2%2026-10-10: epss 5.2%2026-10-11: epss 5.2%2026-10-12: epss 5.2%2026-10-13: epss 5.2%2026-10-14: epss 5.2%2026-10-15: epss 5.2%2026-10-16: epss 5.2%2026-10-18: epss 5.2%2026-10-19: epss 5.2%2026-10-20: epss 5.2%2026-10-21: epss 5.2%5.2%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx
  3. Public PoC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160745/WordPress-Core-5.2.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Exploit availability

Weaknesses

CWE-79

References 7