SB2017091910 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress WordPress
Published: September 19, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017091910
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14724)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in oEmbed discovery. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.