Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16204
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google XML Sitemaps Version 4.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16204
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.07%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 27 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16204
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
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NIST |
4.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
1.7
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2.7
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-16204
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-16204
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https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27052429/index.html
JVN#27052429: WordPress plugin "Google XML Sitemaps" vulnerable to cross-site scriptingThird Party Advisory
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers
Google XML Sitemaps – WordPress plugin | WordPress.orgProduct;Release Notes
Products affected by CVE-2018-16204
- Google Xml Sitemaps Project » Google Xml Sitemaps » For WordpressVersions up to, including, (<=) 4.0.9cpe:2.3:a:google_xml_sitemaps_project:google_xml_sitemaps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*