Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.3+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.32% (71st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362994
- published 12 Mar 2017
- disclosed 12 Mar 2017
Introduced: 12 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-6818 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
wordpress
to version 4.7.3+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 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6818
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9092fd01e1f452f37c313d38b18f9fe6907541f9
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8769
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
CVSS Scores
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