CVE-2018-20150

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

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.07368

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Weakness Classification

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

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Affected Products & Versions

wordpress< 4.9.9
wordpress>= 5.0 and < 5.0.1
debian linuxall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.1

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD14 Dec 2018 · 08:29 PM

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

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9ProductVendor Advisory

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fb3c6ea0618fcb9a51d4f2c1940e9efcd4a2d460PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Release NotesVendor Advisory

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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9173Vendor Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Third Party Advisory

https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory

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