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CVE-2017-18487

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18487 describes multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Google AdSense plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 1.44. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited data compromise and integrity impact. While no active exploitation or Metasploit modules are reported, a Nuclei template exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.44CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google_adsense_project:google_adsense:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2017-18487 · Oct 5, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wordpress.org / plugins/adsense-plugin
Release NotesThird Party Advisory