In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, crafted URLs could trigger XSS for certain use cases involving plugins.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fb3c6ea0618fcb9a51d4f2c1940e9efcd4a2d460
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9173
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-12-14
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.06733