Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.9.2+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.2% (59th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362963
- published 18 Jan 2018
- disclosed 18 Jan 2018
Introduced: 18 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-5776 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.9.2+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.
WordPress before 4.9.2 has XSS in the Flash fallback files in MediaElement (under wp-includes/js/mediaelement).
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5776
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3fe9cb61ee71fcfadb5e002399296fcc1198d850
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.2
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/01/wordpress-4-9-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9006
CVSS Scores
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