CVE-2018-20150

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, crafted URLs could trigger XSS for certain use cases involving plugins.

En WordPress, en versiones anteriores a la 4.9.9 y versiones 5.x anteriores a la 5.0.1, las URL manipuladas podrían desencadenar Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) para ciertos casos de uso relacionados con los plugins.

*Credits: Tim Coen

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-12-12 CVE Published
2018-12-14 CVE Reserved
2024-07-09 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html	Mailing List
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords	Media Coverage

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fb3c6ea0618fcb9a51d4f2c1940e9efcd4a2d460	2019-03-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9	2019-03-04
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release	2019-03-04
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1	2019-03-04
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9173	2019-03-04
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401	2019-03-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				< 4.9.9 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " < 4.9.9"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				>= 5.0 < 5.0.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " >= 5.0 < 5.0.1"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected