CVE-2018-9844
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings...
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings attributes, leading to 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings attributes, leading to XSS.
- Record
CVE-2018-9844- 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 Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings attributes, leading to XSS.
- Record
CVE-2018-9844- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21438 No score
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings attributes, leading to XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2018-21438- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3chf-937f-8rvm
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings...
The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.4 for WordPress mishandles Settings attributes, leading to XSS.
- Record
GHSA-3chf-937f-8rvm- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin File Upload 4.3.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (PoC) | 2018-04-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9844 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Iptanus Wordpress File Upload, published April 7, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.64%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.