Name: CVE-2018-10102: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-10102, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.05168

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade wordpress	May 6, 2018	Apr 16, 2018
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Apr 16, 2018
Wordpress	—	Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.9.5	May 23, 2018	Apr 16, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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