CVE-2018-20153 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.9.9 and 5.x prior to 5.0.1. This flaw allowed authenticated contributors to modify new comments made by higher-privileged users, potentially injecting malicious scripts. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), it requires user interaction and local privileges for exploitation, with potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0, < 5.0.1CPE 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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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