# CVE-2018-1000556: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Reflected XSS in WordPress allows attackers to steal cookies or inject code by tricking users into clicking a crafted link.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j36q-jx34-3frw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000556

## What is CVE-2018-1000556?

CVE-2018-1000556 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

WordPress version 4.8 + contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plugins.php or core wordpress on delete function that can result in An attacker can perform client side attacks which could be from stealing a cookie to code injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker must craft an URL with payload and send to the user. Victim need to open the link to be affected by reflected XSS. .

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000556?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Veronalabs Wp Statistics.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1000556?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1000556 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-38074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38074/): WordPress WP Statistics Plugin <= 13.2.10 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-0651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0651/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_type (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-25148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25148/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_id (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-25149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25149/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via IP (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0513/): WP Statistics <= 13.1.4 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via exclusion_reason (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1000556 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1000556 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-1000556/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000556/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000556
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000556
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000556

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