XSS in WordPress
CVE-2017-5612
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 (Release Notes)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5612?
- CVE-2017-5612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5612?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5612 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.