CVE-2017-17092

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/67d03a98c2cae5f41843c897f206adde299b0509Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 2, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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