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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-17675

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

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CVE-2019-17675
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1 Nov 2026, 08:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-17675

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Oct 2019, 13:15 UTC

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

osv:CVE-2019-17675
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17675",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-17675",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9913",
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