What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-17946?

CVE-2018-17946 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Slideshow Gallery CVE-2018-17946

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2018-10-03 cve@mitre.org

WordPress XSS Slideshow Gallery

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 03, 2018 - 08:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

The Tribulant Slideshow Gallery plugin before 1.6.6.1 for WordPress has XSS via the id, method, Gallerymessage, Galleryerror, or Galleryupdated parameter.

AnalysisAI

The Tribulant Slideshow Gallery plugin before 1.6.6.1 for WordPress has XSS via the id, method, Gallerymessage, Galleryerror, or Galleryupdated parameter. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Tribulant Slideshow Gallery plugin before 1.6.6.1 for WordPress has XSS via the id, method, Gallerymessage, Galleryerror, or Galleryupdated parameter. Affected products include: Tribulant Slideshow Gallery. Version information: before 1.6.6.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.