The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect escaping of untrusted Dashboard and front-end input.
Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect escaping of untrusted Dashboard and front-end input.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01326 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:invite_anyone_project:invite_anyone:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.3.16 | Vulnerable | Invite Anyone Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:invite_anyone_project:invite_anyone:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.16 Vulnerable ·Invite Anyone Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18545
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmx4-q2wx-5gqj
References
More Invite Anyone Project Invite Anyone vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13716 The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect access control for email-based invitations. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-13717 The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has admin-panel CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-18545 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18545 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmx4-q2wx-5gqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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