CVE-2017-17093

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17093
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-02 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionwp-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.062760000 probability, percentile 0.910290000 (date 2026-05-15)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Version 4.9.1 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4090-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Hardening: Add escaping to the language attributes used on `html` ele… · WordPress/WordPress@3713ac5 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
WordPress 4.3.0-4.9 - HTML Language Attribute Escaping af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wpvulndb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress Prior to 4.9.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress 4.9.1 Security and Maintenance Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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