Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.1+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362609
- published 15 Jan 2017
- disclosed 15 Jan 2017
Introduced: 15 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5490 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.7.1+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.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5490
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/ce7fb2934dd111e6353784852de8aea2a938b359
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8718
- https://www.mehmetince.net/low-severity-wordpress/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95402
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5490