# CVE-2018-0578: Cross-site scripting in PixelYourSite

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the PixelYourSite WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6hgj-jqcg-fp85

## What is CVE-2018-0578?

CVE-2018-0578 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Minimal Work SRL PixelYourSite, published on 14 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in PixelYourSite plugin prior to version 5.3.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0578?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pixelyoursite Pixelyoursite.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Minimal Work SRL PixelYourSite

- [CVE-2024-7870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7870/): Information disclosure in PixelYourSite Pro – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) Manager (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-37447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37447/): WordPress PixelYourSite plugin <= 9.6.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-2584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2584/): PixelYourSite <= 9.3.6 and PixelYourSite Pro <= 9.6.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2023-22700](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22700/): Cross-site request forgery in PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) Manager (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0578 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Minimal Work SRL PixelYourSite, published on 14 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Minimal Work SRL PixelYourSite. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.