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CVE-2017-17093

Date: December 2, 2017

wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17093
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17093
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-17093
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-17093

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-79

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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