What is CVE-2017-18634?

CVE-2017-18634 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tagdiv Newspaper, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-18634?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-18634 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Tagdiv Newspaper

CVE-2017-18634

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tagdiv Newspaper
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18634?: CVE-2017-18634 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tagdiv Newspaper, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-18634?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-18634 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.