CVE-2018-20153
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
14/12/2018
Last modified:
04/03/2019
Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could modify new comments made by users with greater privileges, possibly causing XSS.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.40
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
3.50
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9.9 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 (including) | 5.0.1 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9172
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/



