SB2017112936 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress WordPress
Published: November 29, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112936
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17093)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the language attributes used on
html elements in wp-includes/general-template.php script. A remote attacker can bypass implemented filters and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victims browser in context of the vulnerable website. Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.