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CVE-2018-10102 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 6.1 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5 Vendor Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/ Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193 Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

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

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
4.9.5

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-10102
NVD Published Date:
04/16/2018
NVD Last Modified:
05/18/2018