CVE-2018-10102
N/A
Published: April 14, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:33 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v < 4.9.5
Affected range stops below 4.9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850dMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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