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CVE-2018-10102

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
• WordPress: before 4.9.5 — fixed in 4.9.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WordPress 4.9.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html
• https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5

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