4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-16204
Google XML Sitemaps Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2019, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16204 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 Google_xml_sitemaps_project google_xml_sitemaps
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-16204.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27052429/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers Product Release Notes
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27052429/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers Product Release Notes

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-16204 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16204 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers Third Party Advisory https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers Product, Release Notes
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arnebrachhold:google_xml_sitemaps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.0.9 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google_xml_sitemaps_project:google_xml_sitemaps:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 4.0.9
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2019

    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:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/#developers Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27052429/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27052429/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arnebrachhold:google_xml_sitemaps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.0.9
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16204 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-2018-16204 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} -0.00%

score

0.30158

percentile

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