Name: CVE-2017-17092: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-17092, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, EPSS 0.03473

wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.4
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade wordpress	Jan 18, 2018	Dec 2, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Dec 2, 2017
Wordpress	—	Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.9.1	Jan 9, 2018	Dec 2, 2017

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CVSS Details

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