Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.1+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.48% (76th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362654
- published 15 Jan 2017
- disclosed 15 Jan 2017
Introduced: 15 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5488 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.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5488
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2
- 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/8716
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95397
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5488
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