CVE-2017-6814
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 2.9%
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 v3.0 NVD
- 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - EPSS
- 2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 87th percentile
- Published
- 2017-03-12
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_c…
Security advisories
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
- WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765