SB2017112936 - Cross-site scripting in WordPress WordPress
Published: November 29, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112936
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17093)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the language attributes used on
html elements in wp-includes/general-template.php script. A remote attacker can bypass implemented filters and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victims browser in context of the vulnerable website. Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.