CVE-2018-5668: An issue was discovered in the read-and-understood plugin 2.1 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/options-general.php rnu_username_validation_title parameter.

medium Affects read-and-understood (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2018-01-13; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

An issue was discovered in the read-and-understood plugin 2.1 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/options-general.php rnu_username_validation_title parameter.

Package: read-and-understood (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =2.1
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.1th percentile)
Published: 2018-01-13
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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