CVE-2017-14724 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to cross-site scripting in oEmbed discovery.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04253.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3997-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6221	Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to cross-site scripting in oEmbed discovery.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41448
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8913
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.920Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-14724

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-23T20:29:00.467

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-14724

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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