WordPress Core < 5.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2018-20150
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 12, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Tim Coen

Description

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, crafted URLs could trigger XSS for certain use cases involving plugins.

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1 affected software package

WordPress

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.28, 3.8.28, 3.9.26, 4.0.25, 4.1.25, 4.2.22, 4.3.18, 4.4.17, 4.5.16, 4.6.13, 4.7.12, 4.8.8, 4.9.9, 5.0.1
Affected Versions
  • 5.0 - 5.0
  • < 3.7
  • 4.8 - 4.8.7
  • 4.9 - 4.9.8
Expand to see 11 more affected version ranges.
  • 3.7 - 3.7.27
  • 3.8 - 3.8.27
  • 3.9 - 3.9.25
  • 4.0 - 4.0.24
  • 4.1 - 4.1.24
  • 4.2 - 4.2.21
  • 4.3 - 4.3.17
  • 4.4 - 4.4.16
  • 4.5 - 4.5.15
  • 4.6 - 4.6.12
  • 4.7 - 4.7.11
Patched Versions
  • 3.7.28
  • 3.8.28
  • 3.9.26
  • 4.0.25
Expand to see 10 more patched versions.
  • 4.1.25
  • 4.2.22
  • 4.3.18
  • 4.4.17
  • 4.5.16
  • 4.6.13
  • 4.7.12
  • 4.8.8
  • 4.9.9
  • 5.0.1

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