CVE-2017-18634: tagdiv newspaper Injection
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 16-09-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-18634 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in tagdiv newspaper. EPSS estimates a 2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 6.7.2.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 16-09-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources2 sources · 6.5–9.8
- wordfenceSource6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.17% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score2.17%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (blog.sucuri.net)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Affected systems
Tagdiv1 product
- newspaper< 6.7.2
Wordpress1 product
- newspaper< 6.7.2
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- blog.sucuri.net/2017/06/unwanted-shorte-st-ads-in-unpatched-newspaper-theme.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory