CVE-2018-18069

MEDIUM NUCLEI

WPML 1.3.3-3.6.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via locale_file_name Parameter

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2018-18069 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

process_forms in the WPML (aka sitepress-multilingual-cms) plugin through 3.6.3 for WordPress has XSS via any locale_file_name_ parameter (such as locale_file_name_en) in an authenticated theme-localization.php request to wp-admin/admin.php.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress sitepress-multilingual-cms 3.6.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUMby nadino

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://0x62626262.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/sitepress-multilingual-cms-plugin-unauthenticated-stored-xss/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.1276

EPSS Percentile 95.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (1)

wpml/wpml 1.3.3 - 3.6.3

Published Oct 08, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026