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Vulnerability details: VCID-aab3-6dsk-yqhv
Vulnerability ID VCID-aab3-6dsk-yqhv
Aliases CVE-2018-10102
Summary Before WordPress 4.9.5, the version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and could lead to XSS in a generator tag.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.5
Risk 2.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
System Score Found at
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.02693 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.03813 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.03813 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
epss 0.03813 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102
cvssv3 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10102
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10100
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10102
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836
895034 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=895034
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2018-10102 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85283
EPSS Score 0.02693
Published At Aug. 17, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:54:52.598268+00:00 NVD Importer Import https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102 37.0.0