CVE-2017-18634 describes a critical script injection vulnerability affecting the tagDiv Newspaper theme for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 6.7.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via the td_ads[header] parameter to admin-ajax.php. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or KEV entries exist, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:newspaper:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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