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CVE-2017-18493

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18493 describes multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the custom-admin-page plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 0.1.2, developed by BestWebSoft. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:custom_admin_page:*:*:*:*:*: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
1.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2017-18493 · Oct 5, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0140 is in the 82nd 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/custom-admin-page
Release NotesThird Party Advisory