CVE-2018-1000773 is an input validation vulnerability in WordPress versions 4.9.8 and earlier, specifically affecting thumbnail processing. This flaw, an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability, could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk, and is exploitable by an authenticated user with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score suggests a moderate likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.