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CVE-2019-16332: 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.

medium Affects api-bearer-auth (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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.

Package
api-bearer-auth (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2019-09-07
Fixed in
2019-09-07
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 6% (93.0th percentile)
Published
2019-09-15
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordapi-bearer-auth (WordPress plugin) advisories

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