A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flickrRSS.php in the flickrRSS plugin 5.3.1…
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flickrRSS.php in the flickrRSS plugin 5.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flickrRSS_id parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00901 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:flickrrss_project:flickrrss:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | Flickrrss Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:flickrrss_project:flickrrss:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Flickrrss Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6468
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvvj-6vxg-57v3
References
More Flickrrss Project Flickrrss vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04753 The flickrRSS plugin 5.3.1 for WordPress has CSRF via wp-admin/options-general.php. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-04755 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flickrRSS.php in the flickrRSS plugin 5.3.1… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-04752 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flickrRSS.php in the flickrRSS plugin 5.3.1… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-6468 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6468 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvvj-6vxg-57v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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