5.4med
CVE-2018-20153
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could modify new comments made by users with greater privileges, possibly caus…
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could modify new comments made by users with greater privileges, possibly causing XSS.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
- WordPress (RSS, critical only)
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/106220 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- wordpress.org /support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.9.9 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9172 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2019/dsa-4401 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- wordpress.org /news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- zdnet.com /article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-20153
- NVD: CVE-2018-20153
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