Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.2+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.23% (62nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362776
- published 30 Jan 2017
- disclosed 30 Jan 2017
Introduced: 30 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5612 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.7.2+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.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in the posts list table in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted excerpt.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5612
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5612
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