CVE-2018-17884: 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

medium Affects gwolle-gb (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
gwolle-gb (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.5.4
Fixed in
2.5.4
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (68.4th percentile)
Published
2018-10-02
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordgwolle-gb (WordPress plugin) advisories

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