Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.5+dfsg-1
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EPSS
0.29% (70th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362696
- published 18 May 2017
- disclosed 18 May 2017
Introduced: 18 May 2017
CVE-2017-9061 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.7.5+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.
In WordPress before 4.7.5, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when attempting to upload very large files, because the error message does not properly restrict presentation of the filename.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9061
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c7ea71edbbffca5d9766b7bea7c7f3722ffafa6
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8819
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9061
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