XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb) plugin…
Priority LOW 30CWE-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
XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb) plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress via the PATH_INFO to wp-admin/index.php
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01212 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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:gwolle_guestbook_project:gwolle_guestbook:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.5.4 | Vulnerable | Gwolle Guestbook Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:gwolle_guestbook_project:gwolle_guestbook:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Gwolle Guestbook Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwpv-5q87-w5qr
References
More Gwolle Guestbook Project Gwolle Guestbook vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06873 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2017-14155 Gwolle Guestbook Plugin cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-07259 Gwolle Guestbook < 4.2.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-17884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mwpv-5q87-w5qr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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