What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-15833?

CVE-2019-15833 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Simple Mail Address Encoder CVE-2019-15833

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2019-08-30 cve@mitre.org

XSS WordPress Simple Mail Address Encoder

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 30, 2019 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

The simple-mail-address-encoder plugin before 1.7 for WordPress has reflected XSS.

AnalysisAI

The simple-mail-address-encoder plugin before 1.7 for WordPress has reflected XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The simple-mail-address-encoder plugin before 1.7 for WordPress has reflected XSS. Affected products include: Simple Mail Address Encoder Project Simple Mail Address Encoder. Version information: before 1.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.