CVE-2017-5488

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5488
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-15 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-04 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 8 security issues in 4.7 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Version 4.7.1 « WordPress Codex CONFIRM codex.wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
WordPress Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
WordPress 2.9-4.7 - Authenticated Cross-Site scripting (XSS) in update-core.php MISC wpvulndb.com
WordPress Prior to 4.7.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3779-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
WordPress 4.7.1 Security and Maintenance Release CONFIRM wordpress.org Vendor Advisory
Updates: Translate plugin data on the Updates screen. · WordPress/WordPress@c9ea1de · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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