CVE-2017-6818: In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.

PriorityP426medium6.1CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN

EPSS

3.08%

86.2th percentile

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
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

nvdv3.06.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

osv6.1MEDIUM

vendor_debian6.1MEDIUM

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