CVE-2018-10102
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.1 · Cross-site scripting (XSS)
6.1CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Before WordPress 4.9.5, the version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and could lead to XSS in a generator tag.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850dPatch
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.htmlAdvisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055Advisory