FKIE_CVE-2018-10102

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-04-16 09:58 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:33
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850dPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850dPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *
debian debian_linux 8.0
debian debian_linux 9.0

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "8F03A691-0741-487D-A951-523B04170F4E",
              "versionEndExcluding": "4.9.5",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "C11E6FB0-C8C0-4527-9AA0-CB9B316F8F43",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DEECE5FC-CACF-4496-A3E7-164736409252",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En versiones anteriores a la 4.9.5 de WordPress, la cadena de versi\u00f3n no se escap\u00f3 en la funci\u00f3n get_the_generator, lo que podr\u00eda conducir a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en una etiqueta generator."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2018-10102",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:33:30.590",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 6.1,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "version": "3.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 2.7,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2018-04-16T09:58:09.713",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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