CVE-2017-6814: In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the…

PriorityP427medium5.4CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRLUIRSCCLILAN

EPSS

3.37%

87.4th percentile

In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	wordpress	< wordpress 4.7.3+dfsg-1 (bookworm)	wordpress 4.7.3+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
wordpress	wordpress	<= 4.7.2	—
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.7.3+dfsg-1	4.7.3+dfsg-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.7.3+dfsg-1	4.7.3+dfsg-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.7.3+dfsg-1	4.7.3+dfsg-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.7.3+dfsg-1	4.7.3+dfsg-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvdv2.03.5LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

osv5.4MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.4MEDIUM

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