CVE-2018-10102 (GCVE-0-2018-10102)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-14 13:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Before WordPress 4.9.5, the version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and could lead to XSS in a generator tag.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2018-04-14 00:00
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