CVE-2017-18634 json
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.
published 2019-09-16 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9729
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.
Patch / fix
- tagdiv newspaper 6.7.2
Exploit prediction
2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- blog.sucuri.net https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/06/unwanted-shorte-st-ads-in-unpatched-newspaper-theme.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
- Technology feeds
References
-
blog.sucuri.net
/2017/06/unwanted-shorte-st-ads-in-unpatched-newspaper-theme.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18634
- NVD CVE-2017-18634
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