CVE-2018-10102 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.1