CVE-2017-5488
Published: 15 January 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.1 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5488
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8716
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2/wp-admin/update-core.php
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian