CVE-2018-10102: 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

Medium severity · published Apr 16, 2018

CVE-2018-10102

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

6.1

CVSS

4.3%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.3% · higher than 91% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

WordPress · WordPress

before 4.9.5 · source: NVD

Debian Linux · Debian

8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD

Affected product

WordPress

All WordPress CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10102

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836

Vendor Advisory

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5

Patch

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893

Patch

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html