XSS in Ohtanz Spam-Byebye
CVE-2018-16206
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress plugin spam-byebye 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote 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 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ohtanz Spam-Byebye
- Yohsuke Ohkouchi Spam-Byebye — versions 2.2.1 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN58010349/index.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/spam-byebye/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16206?
- CVE-2018-16206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ohtanz Spam-Byebye, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16206?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16206 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.