Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-16332 · published 15 September 2019
CVE-2019-16332: Api bearer auth project api bearer auth cross-site scripting vulnerability
AApi Bearer Auth Project · Api Bearer Auth
In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.
Description
In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers | Release Notes |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers | Release Notes |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868 | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-16332), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.