CVE-2018-10102
Before WordPress 4.9.5, the version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and...
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.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10102- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10102- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2181 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2181- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pv54-xqw9-86jh
Before WordPress 4.9.5, the version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pv54-xqw9-86jh- 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
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10102- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10102
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10102- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10102
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10102- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 | 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 | 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 | 4.9.5+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u21, plus listed versions 3.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-1 Show 28 moreShow less3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u73.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u93.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u103.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u113.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u123.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u133.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u143.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u153.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u163.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u173.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u183.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u193.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u203.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u9 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u21 |
wordpressDebian:8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u17, plus listed versions 4.1+dfsg-14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u104.1+dfsg-1+deb8u114.1+dfsg-1+deb8u12 Show 12 moreShow less4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u134.1+dfsg-1+deb8u144.1+dfsg-1+deb8u154.1+dfsg-1+deb8u164.1+dfsg-1+deb8u24.1+dfsg-1+deb8u34.1+dfsg-1+deb8u44.1+dfsg-1+deb8u54.1+dfsg-1+deb8u64.1+dfsg-1+deb8u74.1+dfsg-1+deb8u84.1+dfsg-1+deb8u9 |
4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u17 |
wordpressDebian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u3, plus listed versions 4.7.5+dfsg-24.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u14.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u1~bpo8+14.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u24.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2~bpo8+1 |
4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u3 |
wordpressUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.3+dfsg-14.3.1+dfsg-14.4+dfsg-14.4.1+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-10102 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Wordpress, published April 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.25%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in wordpress 4.9.5+dfsg1-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/103775
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055
securitytracker.com/id/1040836
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893
wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release
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lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5
github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10102
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10102
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10102
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10102