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CVE-2018-6389

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.0
Published
February 6, 2018
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-400
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In WordPress through 4.9.2, unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the large list of registered .js files (from wp-includes/script-loader.php) to construct a series of requests to load every file many times.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 4.9.2

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 4.9.2

References

  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103060 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040347 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • baraktawily.blogspot.fr https://baraktawily.blogspot.fr/2018/02/how-to-dos-29-of-world-wide-websites.html Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/UltimateHackers/Shiva Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/WazeHell/CVE-2018-6389 Third Party Advisory
  • thehackernews.com https://thehackernews.com/2018/02/wordpress-dos-exploit.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9021 Third Party Advisory
  • www.exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43968/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record