Before WordPress 4.9.5, the redirection URL for the login page was not validated or sanitized if forced to use HTTPS.
Priority LOW 32CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- 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-601.
Summary
Before WordPress 4.9.5, the redirection URL for the login page was not validated or sanitized if forced to use HTTPS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0263 85th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10100
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch98-pvvc-v52h
References
Advisory 6
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/42892
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9054
- DSA-4193
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180427 [SECURITY] [DLA 1366-1] wordpress security update
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-10100 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10100 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch98-pvvc-v52h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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