CVE-2018-10102

medium

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.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055

https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-04-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

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

Severity: Medium