VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 4.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.25% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 6.0% on 21 September 2026 to 4.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5Vendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5Vendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.