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CVE-2018-10102

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10102 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.9.5, specifically within the get_the_generator function where the version string was not properly escaped. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0533 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

codex.wordpress.org / Version_4.9.5
Vendor Advisory
core.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/42893
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html
Third Party Advisory
wordpress.org / news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release
Third Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/9055
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4193
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103775
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040836
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry