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CVE-2017-6818 Details

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9092fd01e1f452f37c313d38b18f9fe6907541f9 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ CVEPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8769 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.7.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6818
NVD Published Date:
Mar 12, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]