CVE-2018-17586
What it is
The WP Fastest Cache plugin 0.8.8.5 for WordPress has XSS via the rules[0][content] parameter in a wpfc_save_timeout_pages action.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Wpfastestcache WP Fastest Cache 0.8.8.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2018-17586.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2018-17586. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/csrf-multiple-stored-xss-in-wp-fastest.html
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/17JSC97ecikWalB_ZTScNipFoud2aFXb5mXEZ7g-KIQI/edit?usp=sharing
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9696
- https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/csrf-multiple-stored-xss-in-wp-fastest.html
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/17JSC97ecikWalB_ZTScNipFoud2aFXb5mXEZ7g-KIQI/edit?usp=sharing
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9696