VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-17092

wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted file.

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 3.47%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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: 3.47% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-79
Affected: wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.