CVE-2017-18541
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
6.1 Medium
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
0.92%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
CVE-2017-18541- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
CVE-2017-18541- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9657 No score
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9657- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j7g-2499-22jg
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
The xo-security plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
GHSA-5j7g-2499-22jg- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18541 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Xakuro Xo Security, published August 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.