CVE-2017-14722

high

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

References

Advisories
More

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-23

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.30547