CVE-2017-5488: wordpress Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5488DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5488
Published 15-01-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5488 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.5% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.7.17.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 15-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.75%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.75% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.75%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress< 3.7 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.16 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.16 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.14 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.13 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.13 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.10 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.6 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.5 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.4 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.1 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.0 (fixed in 3.7.17)
- wordpress≤ 4.7
Debian1 product
- wordpress< 4.7.1+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 4 products
References
14 links
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/X Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9ea1de1441bb3bda133bf72d513ca9de66566c2X Refsource CONFIRMPatchREPORT
Show all 14 references
- github.com/WordPress/…REPORT