VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 2.19%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.19% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-601
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.2% on 21 September 2026 to 2.2% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41398Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8910Issue Tracking, Patch, VDB Entry, Vendor 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/41398Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8910Issue Tracking, Patch, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.