VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-17093

wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 1.97%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.97%). 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: 1.97% probability · 79th 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/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09aPatch, 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/8968Third 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/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09aPatch, 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/8968Third 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.