VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14722
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.13% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.