CVE-2019-16332
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.1)—💥 Exploit
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 6.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 5.67%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 93
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Plantilla de Nuclei (detección automática y masiva) · WordPress API Bearer Auth <20190907 - Cross-Site Scripting
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868
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