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CVE-2017-17092
wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might…
Medium5.4EPSS 3.5%
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- mitre
Description
wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- DSA-4090 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 102024 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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