CVE-2017-5612
WordPress XSS Injection Vulnerability
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in the posts list table in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted excerpt.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 30, 2017, 4:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 19, 2019, 12:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-5612.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5612 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5612 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5612 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5612
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} 0.00%
score
0.59380
percentile