WordPress up to 5.0.0 Plugin cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Plugin. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20150. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.0.0 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In WordPress versions before 5.0.1, crafted URLs could trigger XSS for certain use cases involving plugins.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2018. The weakness was published 12/14/2018 by Sam Thomas (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20150 since 12/14/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119615 (WordPress < 4.9.9 / 5.x < 5.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176626 (Debian Security Update for wordpress (DSA 4401-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.7.28, 3.8.28, 3.9.26, 4.0.25, 4.1.25, 4.2.22, 4.3.18, 4.4.17, 4.5.16, 4.6.13, 4.7.12, 4.8.8, 4.9.9 or 5.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119615) and SecurityFocus (BID 106220†). Further details are available at wpvulndb.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-127992, VDB-127993, VDB-127994 and VDB-127996. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 119615
Nessus Name: WordPress < 4.9.9 / 5.x < 5.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 3.7.28/3.8.28/3.9.26/4.0.25/4.1.25/4.2.22/4.3.18/4.4.17/4.5.16/4.6.13/4.7.12/4.8.8/4.9.9/5.0.1
Patch: github.com

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06/19/2023 +1646 days 🔍

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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: fb3c6ea0618fcb9a51d4f2c1940e9efcd4a2d460⛔
Researcher: Sam Thomas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-20150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127995
SecurityFocus: 106220 - WordPress Prior to 5.0.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2018 10:38
Updated: 06/19/2023 11:09
Changes: 12/16/2018 10:38 (78), 06/07/2020 14:44 (2), 06/19/2023 11:03 (5), 06/19/2023 11:09 (1)
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