CVE-2017-14720 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Cross-Site scripting attack in the template list view via a crafted template name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02645.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Wordpress Subscribe	Wordpress Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1151-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3997-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6217	Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Cross-Site scripting attack in the template list view via a crafted template name.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41412
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.954Z

Reserved: 2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14720

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-23T20:29:00.310

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14720

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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