CVE-2017-17093

Published Dec 2, 2017

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.4
Impact score
2.7
Exploitability score
2.3
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
3.5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
6.8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-79

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations