XSS in Arne Brachhold Google XML Sitemaps
CVE-2018-16204
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google XML Sitemaps Version 4.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arne Brachhold Google XML Sitemaps — versions Version 4.0.9 and earlier
- Google XML Sitemaps Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/ (Product, Release Notes)
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27052429/index.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16204?
- CVE-2018-16204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arne Brachhold Google XML Sitemaps, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16204?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16204 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.