Name: CVE-2018-20153: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Published: 2018-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-20153, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, EPSS 0.02466

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could modify new comments made by users with greater privileges, possibly causing XSS.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.4
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-wordpress	Feb 20, 2019	Dec 14, 2018
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	no-fix-ubuntu-package	Jun 26, 2025	Dec 14, 2018
Wordpress	View advisory ↗	wordpress-upgrade-4_9_9wordpress-upgrade-5_0_1	Jan 15, 2019	Dec 14, 2018

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