WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 5.0 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) that could affect plugins

Description

According to WordPress:

"Tim Coen also discovered that specially crafted URL inputs could lead to a cross-site scripting vulnerability in some circumstances. WordPress itself was not affected, but plugins could be in some situations."

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
3.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
3.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
3.7.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
3.7.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
3.7.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
3.7.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
3.7.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.6.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.5.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.4.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.3.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.6.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.5.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.4.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.3.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
3.7.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
3.7.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
5.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1

References

CVE
CVE-2018-20150
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
URL
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fb3c6ea0618fcb9a51d4f2c1940e9efcd4a2d460

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.1 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Tim Coen
Submitter
Ryan Dewhurst
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
7f7a0795-4dd7-417d-804e-54f12595d1e4

Timeline

Publicly Published
2018-12-13 (about 7 years ago)
Added
2018-12-13 (about 7 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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Title
Slideshow, Image Slider by 2J <= 1.3.54 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'post'
Published
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Title
IP Based Login < 2.4.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting