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.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 89th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-79

Published

2017-12-02

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• bogdanovist2061/Project-7---WordPress-Pentesting0★ · 2018-04-14

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-17092.yaml

Security advisories

• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
• WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2013-0236
• CVE-2018-6389