SB2017030619 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress WordPress

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SB2017030619 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress WordPress

Published: March 6, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017030619
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6814)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data passed via playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode() function in wp-includes/media.php and via the meta information in the renderTracks() function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code and execute it in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References