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.
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-813-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3779-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14594 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:14.257Z

Reserved: 2017-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5490

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-15T02:59:02.937

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

Link: CVE-2017-5490

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