CVE-2017-17092
WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Severity Score
6.4
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted file.
wp-includes/functions.php en WordPress en versiones anteriores a la 4.9.1 no necesita la capacidad de unfiltered_html para subir archivos .js, lo que puede permitir que los atacantes remotos realicen ataques Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) mediante un archivo manipulado.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform SQL injections and various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) and Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks, as well as bypass some access restrictions.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2017-11-29 CVE Published
- 2017-12-02 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html | Mailing List |
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| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 | 2019-04-26 | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509 | 2019-04-26 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release | 2019-04-26 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 | 2019-04-26 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" | Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" | < 4.9.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " < 4.9.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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