Is CVE-2019-19980 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-19980 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-19980?

CVE-2019-19980 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-19980?

CVE-2019-19980 has an EPSS score of 1.02% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19980?

Upgrade email subscribers \& newsletters to 4.2.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-19980

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The WordPress plugin, Email Subscribers & Newsletters, before 4.2.3 had a privilege bypass flaw that allowed authenticated users (Subscriber or greater access) to send test emails from the administrative dashboard on behalf of an administrator. This occurs because the plugin registers a wp_ajax function to send_test_email.

How to fix

Remediation Available

email subscribers \& newslettersNVD

Affected:< 4.2.3Fixed in:4.2.3CVE-2019-19980derived from NVD

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wordfence.com

Third-Party Advisory1

wpvulndb.com

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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.