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Debian: CVE-2017-6814: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-6814: wordpress -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/24/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

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