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CVE-2017-5488

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/update-core.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to inject…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/update-core.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name or (2) version header of a plugin.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/95397 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3779 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8716 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.7.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037591 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • wordpress.org /news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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