CVE-2017-5490
Publication date 15 January 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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wordpress | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
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
Other references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8718
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/ce7fb2934dd111e6353784852de8aea2a938b359
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.mehmetince.net/low-severity-wordpress/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5490