# CVE-2018-5660: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the responsive-coming-soon-page WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the coming-soon_sub_title parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rpm3-c9rj-fc92

## What is CVE-2018-5660?

CVE-2018-5660 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in the responsive-coming-soon-page plugin 1.1.18 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/admin.php coming-soon_sub_title parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5660?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Responsive Coming Soon Page Project Responsive Coming Soon Page.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5660?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5660 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5660 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5660 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-5658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5658/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-5657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5657/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2018-5659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5659/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2018-5661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5661/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2018-5662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5662/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5660 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5660 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5660 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-2018-5660/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5660/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5660
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5660
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5660

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5660/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.