CVE-2018-16285 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the UserPro plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 4.9.23. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation and potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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