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CVE-2017-5490

Published: 15 January 2017

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme-name fallback functionality in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted directory name of a theme, related to wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wordpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
xenial Needed

precise Ignored
(end of life)
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)
groovy Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
hirsute 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)
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