CVE-2018-17866

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in includes/core/um-actions-login.php in the "Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership" plugin before 2.0.28 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Primary button Text" or "Second button text" field.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Third-Party Advisory serhack.me Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://serhack.me/articles/ultimate-member-xss-security-issue third party advisory exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers release notes product third party advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9615

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17866?
CVE-2018-17866 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-17866?
To fix CVE-2018-17866, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-17866 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-17866 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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