CVE-2018-10102

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    CVE-2018-10102

    Published: 16 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836, https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5, 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, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893, https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -a4b0b219b23fe22eb6168391385b12052cd25e3e

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High