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 base score: 6.1
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
(precise was needs-triage)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5490
- 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/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian