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CVE-2017-5490

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme-name fallback functionality in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.7…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme-name fallback functionality in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted directory name of a theme, related to wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% 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/95402 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3779 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8718 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • mehmetince.net /low-severity-wordpress/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /WordPress/WordPress/commit/ce7fb2934dd111e6353784852de8aea2a938b359 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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

Sources

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