Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.3+dfsg-1
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- published12 Mar 2017
- disclosed12 Mar 2017
Introduced: 12 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-6814 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 wordpress to version 4.7.3+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6814
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6814