CVE-2017-6818

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Description

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

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8769

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9092fd01e1f452f37c313d38b18f9fe6907541f9

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-12

Updated: 2019-03-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

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

Severity: Medium