7.5high
CVE-2017-14722
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.1%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
7.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
- WordPress (RSS, critical only)
References
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3997 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/100912 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- core.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/41397 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039553 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8912 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- wordpress.org /news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-14722
- NVD: CVE-2017-14722
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