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CVE-2018-20153
CVE-2018-20153
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 5.38% · 90.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.38%
90.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wordpress | 4.8.2+dfsg-2, 4.8.3+dfsg-1, 4.9.2+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 106220 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9172 (circl)
- DSA-4401 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190211 [SECURITY] [DLA 1673-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20153 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20153 third-party-advisory