CVE-2018-7433

iThemes Security <= 6.9.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The iThemes Security plugin before 6.9.1 for WordPress does not properly perform data escaping for the logs page.

El plugin iThemes Security, en versiones anteriores a la 6.9.1, para WordPress no realiza correctamente el escapado de datos para la página de logs.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-02-23 CVE Reserved
2018-03-02 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ithemes Search vendor "Ithemes"		Security Search vendor "Ithemes" for product "Security"				<= 6.9.0 Search vendor "Ithemes" for product "Security" and version " <= 6.9.0"		wordpress		Affected