Is CVE-2019-16220 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-16220 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-16220?

CVE-2019-16220 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-16220?

CVE-2019-16220 has an EPSS score of 2.55% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16220?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 5.2.3+dfsg1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-16220

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In WordPress before 5.2.3, validation and sanitization of a URL in wp_validate_redirect in wp-includes/pluggable.php could lead to an open redirect if a provided URL path does not start with a forward slash.

CWE-601Open Redirect

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:5.2.3+dfsg1-1CVE-2019-16220

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references1

medium.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11784	Medium	4.3	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22881	Medium	6.1	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-45402	Medium	6.1	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-1000117	High	8.8	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10098	Medium	6.1	74%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.