Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.8.2+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.25% (66th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362545
- published 23 Sep 2017
- disclosed 23 Sep 2017
Introduced: 23 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-14720 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
wordpress
to version 4.8.2+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:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Cross-Site scripting attack in the template list view via a crafted template name.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14720
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41412
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14720
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