VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6818
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 2.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.61% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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/9092fd01e1f452f37c313d38b18f9fe6907541f9Issue Tracking, Patch, 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/8769Patch, Third 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/9092fd01e1f452f37c313d38b18f9fe6907541f9Issue Tracking, Patch, 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/8769Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.