Vulnerability CVE-2018-10102
Published: 2018-04-16

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.

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Wordpress -> Wordpress 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
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
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