VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-17094
wp-includes/feed.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict enclosures in RSS and Atom fields, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted URL.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 1.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
wp-includes/feed.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict enclosures in RSS and Atom fields, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted URL.
- 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
- 1.99% probability · 80th 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, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f1de7e42df29395c3314bf85bff3d1f4f90541dePatch, 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/8967Patch, Third 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, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f1de7e42df29395c3314bf85bff3d1f4f90541dePatch, 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/8967Patch, Third 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.