CVE-2017-5488

medium

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

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8716

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-14592

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95397

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-15

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

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