CVE-2018-6389
mediumpriority · attend · 65EPSS 0.727 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (23)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-43968WordPress Core - 'load-scripts.php' Denial of ServicePoC · exploit_db
- BlackRouter/cve-2018-6389BlackRouter/cve-2018-6389PoC · poc_in_github
- Jetserver/CVE-2018-6389-FIXGlobal Fix for Wordpress CVE-2018-6389PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103060cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040347cnnvd
- https://baraktawily.blogspot.fr/2018/02/how-to-dos-29-of-world-wide-websites.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/UltimateHackers/Shivacnnvd
- https://github.com/WazeHell/CVE-2018-6389cnnvd
- https://thehackernews.com/2018/02/wordpress-dos-exploit.htmlcnnvd
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9021cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43968/cnnvd
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