vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: rimons-twitter-widget: CVE-2017-18533: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 16, 2017 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 16, 2017
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Rimons Twitter Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.
Solution
rimons-twitter-widget-plugin-cve-2017-18533
References
Rapid7 Labs
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