CVE-2019-17673 (HIGH 7.5) · Watchpost

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CVE-2019-17673

HIGH 7.5CVE-2019-17673 · Published 17/10/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wordpress wordpress	`< 5.2.4`	`5.2.4`

Description

WordPress before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to poisoning of the cache of JSON GET requests because certain requests lack a Vary: Origin header.

References

blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html · Third Party Advisory
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46478 · Patch
WordPress/WordPress commit b224c25 · Patch
seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 · Mailing List
wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release · Release Notes
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9911 · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 · Third Party Advisory

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