wp_kses_bad_protocol in wp-includes/kses.php in WordPress before 5.3.1 mishandles the HTML5 colon named entity, allowing attackers to bypass input sanitization, as demonstrated by the javascript: substring.
                
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                    Configurations
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                    21 Nov 2024, 04:37
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b1975463dd995da19bb40d3fa0786498717e3c53 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00010.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 - Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2019-12-27 08:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:37
NVD link : CVE-2019-20041
Mitre link : CVE-2019-20041
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-20041
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Products Affected
                debian
- debian_linux
 
wordpress
- wordpress
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
