vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-6814): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 12, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 12, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
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
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-6814
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6814
- URL-http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7
- URL-https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6814
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