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CVE-2018-5664: Responsive Coming Soon Page plugin lets attackers inject scripts

CVE-2018-5664 · published 8 years ago

Summary

The Responsive Coming Soon Page plugin for WordPress (version 1.1.18) does not properly check the social_icon_1 input on its admin page, allowing malicious code to be inserted. This could let an attacker run unwanted scripts in the admin dashboard, potentially stealing data or altering settings. Update the plugin to a fixed version or remove the vulnerable component until a patch is applied.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
responsive_coming_soon_page_project	responsive_coming_soon_page	1.1.18 `cpe:2.3:a:responsive_coming_soon_page_project:responsive_coming_soon_page:1.1.18:::::wordpress::`

Original advisory text

An issue was discovered in the responsive-coming-soon-page plugin 1.1.18 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/admin.php social_icon_1 parameter.

References

https://github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/responsive-coming-s... Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9010 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.8 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published13 Jan 2018

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2018-5664 · NVD

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