CVE-2017-14722 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2017-09-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 30.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.8.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1151-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3997-1	wordpress security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.30547.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

History

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Wordpress Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.929Z

Reserved: 2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14722

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-23T20:29:00.390

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14722

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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