Open Redirect in WordPress
CVE-2017-14725
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was susceptible to an open redirect attack in wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php and wp-admin/user-edit.php.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.019 · change: -0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41398 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553 (vdb-entry)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8910 (Patch, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14725?
- CVE-2017-14725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14725?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14725 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.