CVE-2018-5776
WordPress MediaElement Flash Fallback Cross Site Scripting
Description
WordPress before 4.9.2 has XSS in the Flash fallback files in MediaElement (under wp-includes/js/mediaelement).
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 18, 2018, 10:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 1, 2018, 3:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-5776 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2018-5776.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.2 | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3fe9cb61ee71fcfadb5e002399296fcc1198d850 | Patch |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2018/01/wordpress-4-9-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9006 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-5776 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-5776 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9006 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9006 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.2 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.2 Product, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2018/01/wordpress-4-9-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2018/01/wordpress-4-9-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3fe9cb61ee71fcfadb5e002399296fcc1198d850 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3fe9cb61ee71fcfadb5e002399296fcc1198d850 Patch Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9006 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5776 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-2018-5776
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} -0.10%
score
0.56742
percentile