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WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

7.5

CVE-2018-20151

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1

CVE-2018-20150

Dec 12, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - PHAR Unserialization

7.5

CVE-2018-1000773

Sep 6, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.9 - Insecure Deserialization

8.8

CVE-2017-1000600

Aug 16, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 6.4.3 - Authenticated(Administrator+) PHP File Upload

6.6

CVE-2018-14028

Aug 4, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.9.7 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

8.8

CVE-2018-12895

Jul 5, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.9.5 - Security Misconfiguration with URL Hostnames

4.3

CVE-2018-10101

Apr 3, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.9.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Generator Tag

6.4

CVE-2018-10102

Apr 3, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.9.5 - Open Redirect

5.4

CVE-2018-10100

Apr 3, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 5.0 - Denial of Service

7.5

CVE-2018-6389

Feb 5, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.9.2 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting

6.4

CVE-2018-5776

Jan 16, 2018

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1

CVE-2017-17094

Nov 29, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Authorization Bypass

5.4

CVE-2017-17091

Nov 29, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.9.1- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Language

6.4

CVE-2017-17093

Nov 29, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4

CVE-2017-17092

Nov 29, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.3 - SQL Injection due to Double Prepare approach

9.8

CVE-2017-16510

Oct 31, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Cross-domain Flash injection

4.7

CVE-2016-9263

Oct 10, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core - All Known Versions - Cleartext Storage of wp_signups.activation_key

5.3

CVE-2017-14990

Oct 10, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Directory Traversal during unzip

4.3

CVE-2017-14719

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Names

5.5

CVE-2017-14721

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure	CVE-2018-20151	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	December 12, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2018-20150	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	December 12, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - PHAR Unserialization	CVE-2018-1000773	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	September 6, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9 - Insecure Deserialization	CVE-2017-1000600	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	August 16, 2018
WordPress Core < 6.4.3 - Authenticated(Administrator+) PHP File Upload	CVE-2018-14028	6.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	August 4, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9.7 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion	CVE-2018-12895	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	July 5, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9.5 - Security Misconfiguration with URL Hostnames	CVE-2018-10101	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	April 3, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Generator Tag	CVE-2018-10102	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 3, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9.5 - Open Redirect	CVE-2018-10100	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	April 3, 2018
WordPress Core < 5.0 - Denial of Service	CVE-2018-6389	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	February 5, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9.2 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2018-5776	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	January 16, 2018
WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2017-17094	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 29, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Authorization Bypass	CVE-2017-17091	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 29, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.9.1- Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Language	CVE-2017-17093	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 29, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2017-17092	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 29, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.3 - SQL Injection due to Double Prepare approach	CVE-2017-16510	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	October 31, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Cross-domain Flash injection	CVE-2016-9263	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 10, 2017
WordPress Core - All Known Versions - Cleartext Storage of wp_signups.activation_key	CVE-2017-14990	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	October 10, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Directory Traversal during unzip	CVE-2017-14719	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Names	CVE-2017-14721	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 19, 2017

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