vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-17093): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 2, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 2, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-17093
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17093
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17093
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