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CVE-2017-6814
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1)…
Medium5.4EPSS 2.9%
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Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
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)
- 2.9% · top 13% 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
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References (9)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1037959 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3815 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 96601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- 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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