CVE-2017-6817
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.4 · Cross-site scripting (XSS)
5.4CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/embed.php), there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/419c8d97ce8df7d5004ee0b566bc5e095f0a6ca8Patch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8768Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Advisory