vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: read-and-understood: CVE-2018-5667: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 12, 2018 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 12, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the read-and-understood plugin 2.1 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/options-general.php rnu_username_validation_pattern parameter.
Solution
read-and-understood-plugin-cve-2018-5667
References
Rapid7 Labs
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