CVE-2017-14722

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

Timeline

Published: Sep 23, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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