CVE-2017-6817 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/embed.php), there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06325.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

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

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3815-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15871	In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/embed.php), there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/419c8d97ce8df7d5004ee0b566bc5e095f0a6ca8
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8768

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-12T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.605Z

Reserved: 2017-03-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6817

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-12T01:59:00.287

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

Link: CVE-2017-6817

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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