CVE-2017-6814
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
- 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
- 2.87% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.1% on 21 September 2026 to 2.9% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.