CVE-2018-1000556: veronalabs wp_statistics Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1000556 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in veronalabs wp_statistics. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 26-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
WordPress version 4.8 + contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plugins.php or core wordpress on delete function that can result in An attacker can perform client side attacks which could be from stealing a cookie to code injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker must craft an URL with payload and send to the user. Victim need to open the link to be affected by reflected XSS. .
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.71% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (pluginvulnerabilities.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
Veronalabs1 product
- wp_statistics< 12.0.6
2 vendors · 2 products