Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.9.1+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (41st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362660
- published 2 Dec 2017
- disclosed 2 Dec 2017
Introduced: 2 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17093 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.9.1+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.
wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17093
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-17093
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