XSS in Wordpress
CVE-2017-6817
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/embed.php), there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.024 (82.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- 20142995/nuclei-templates
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest
- CyberDefender369/Web-Security-WordPress-Pen-Testing
- CyberDefender369/WordPress-Pen-Testing
- JHChen3/web_
- Japluas93/WordPress-Exploits-Project
- Laugslander/codepath-cybersecurity-week-7
- LifeBringer/WordPress-Pentesting
- MXia000/WordPress_
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6817?
- CVE-2017-6817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6817?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6817 known to be exploited?
- 40 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.