CVE-2019-17675

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer...

8.8 HighFix available

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.80%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: CVE-2019-17675
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-352, CWE-843
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: CVE-2019-17675
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-7980 No score

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: EUVD-2019-7980
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-493w-chrv-wxpj 8.8

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer...

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: GHSA-493w-chrv-wxpj
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: CVE-2019-17675
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-17675 8.8

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17675
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17675 8.8

WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17675
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wordpress` Debian:12	before 5.2.4+dfsg1-1	5.2.4+dfsg1-1
`wordpress` Debian:13	before 5.2.4+dfsg1-1	5.2.4+dfsg1-1
`wordpress` Debian:14	before 5.2.4+dfsg1-1	5.2.4+dfsg1-1
`wordpress` Debian:8 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 4.1.28+dfsg-0+deb8u1, plus listed versions 4.1+dfsg-14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u104.1+dfsg-1+deb8u114.1+dfsg-1+deb8u12 Show 18 moreShow less 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u134.1+dfsg-1+deb8u144.1+dfsg-1+deb8u154.1+dfsg-1+deb8u164.1+dfsg-1+deb8u174.1+dfsg-1+deb8u184.1+dfsg-1+deb8u24.1+dfsg-1+deb8u34.1+dfsg-1+deb8u44.1+dfsg-1+deb8u54.1+dfsg-1+deb8u64.1+dfsg-1+deb8u74.1+dfsg-1+deb8u84.1+dfsg-1+deb8u94.1.1+dfsg-14.1.25+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1.26+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1.27+dfsg-0+deb8u1	4.1.28+dfsg-0+deb8u1
`wordpress` Debian:10 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 5.0.4+dfsg1-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 5.0.4+dfsg1-1	5.0.4+dfsg1-1+deb10u1
`wordpress` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.3+dfsg-14.3.1+dfsg-14.4+dfsg-14.4.1+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`wordpress` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.2+dfsg-24.8.3+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-14.9.2+dfsg-14.9.4+dfsg-14.9.5+dfsg1-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-17675 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Wordpress, published October 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.80%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 5.2.4+dfsg1-1.

References

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