VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-20153

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could modify new comments made by users with greater privileges, possibly causing XSS.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references