fkie_cve-2017-14721
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-09-23 20:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed Cross-Site scripting in the plugin editor via a crafted plugin name.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
cve@mitre.orghttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41412Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41412Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *


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      "nodes": [
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            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "1C048B30-793C-4BDC-A2DE-6C87991205A4",
              "versionEndIncluding": "4.8.1",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "value": "Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed Cross-Site scripting in the plugin editor via a crafted plugin name."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Antes de la versi\u00f3n 4.8.2, WordPress permit\u00eda un ataque de Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en el editor de plugins mediante un nombre de plugin modificado."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-14721",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860",
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        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
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}


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