CVE-2018-16285
The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a...
The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
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
The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-16285- 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 UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-16285- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8136 No score
The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8136- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m6r5-3v8m-hpw6
The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a...
The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- Record
GHSA-m6r5-3v8m-hpw6- 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-2018-16285 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Userproplugin Userpro, published September 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
