6.1
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-10101
Apache HTTPD Localhost URL Validation Vulnerability
Description

Before WordPress 4.9.5, the URL validator assumed URLs with the hostname localhost were on the same host as the WordPress server.

INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2018, 9:58 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10101 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wordpress wordpress
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade the wordpress packages. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u17. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u3.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-10101 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-10101 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-10101 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

WordPress Pen Testing

Updated: 3 months ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 23, 2022, 8:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 100 different CVEs too.

Desarrollo del CTF DerpNStink

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2021, 1:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 41 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10101 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10101 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104350
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836
    Added Reference https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5
    Added Reference https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42894
    Added Reference https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/804363859602d4050d9a38a21f5a65d9aec18216
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9053
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104350 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104350 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104350 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9053 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9053 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42894 No Types Assigned https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42894 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/804363859602d4050d9a38a21f5a65d9aec18216 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/804363859602d4050d9a38a21f5a65d9aec18216 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-601
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9053 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.98 }} 3.41%

score

0.91097

percentile