CVE-2019-17213 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WebARX plugin 1.3.0 for WordPress has unauthenticated stored XSS via the URI or the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header.

Published: 2019-10-06

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webarxsecurity:webarx:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-7633	The WebARX plugin 1.3.0 for WordPress has unauthenticated stored XSS via the URI or the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01155.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149573/WordPress-WebARX-Website-Firewall-4.9.8-XSS-Bypass.html
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-webarx-cross-site-scripting-1-3-0/

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00355}`	epss `{'score': 0.00529}`

Subscriptions

Webarxsecurity Webarx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-10-06T13:22:18.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:33:17.228Z

Reserved: 2019-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-17213

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-06T14:15:10.153

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:23:29.020

Link: CVE-2019-17213

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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