Description
Before WordPress 4.9.5, the version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and could lead to XSS in a generator tag.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103775 ↗
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9055 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040836 ↗
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4193 ↗
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42893 ↗
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/ ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00031.html ↗
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5 ↗
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/31a4369366d6b8ce30045d4c838de2412c77850d ↗