Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/update-core.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name or (2) version header of a plugin.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95397
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8716
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0088
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress
< 4.7
Published
Jan 15, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026