5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-6817
WordPress YouTube URL Embeds Cross-Site Scripting
Description

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/embed.php), there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2017, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 19, 2019, 12:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-6817 has a 34 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6817 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wordpress wordpress
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-2017-6817.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/419c8d97ce8df7d5004ee0b566bc5e095f0a6ca8 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8768 Patch 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).

None

Updated: 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 3, 2023, 1:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 28, 2022, 6:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Pen-testing - Finding, analyzing, recreating, and documenting five vulnerabilities affecting an old version of WordPress

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 28, 2022, 2:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

WordPress Pen Testing

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 23, 2022, 8:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 100 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 24, 2022, 7:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2022, 5:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Testing certain penetration methods on WordPress

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 14, 2022, 1:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 3, 2021, 6:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 30, 2021, 4:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Experimenting with Kali Linux tools to exploit vulnerabilities in WordPress

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Aug. 29, 2021, 9:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2020, 7:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Weeks 7 & 8 Project: WordPress vs. Kali

Updated: 4 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2020, 1:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Demonstrate vulnerabilities in an older version of WordPress

HTML

Updated: 4 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2020, 11:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 18, 2019, 10:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2019, 8:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-6817 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6817 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.

  • 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8768 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8768 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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-3815 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8768 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/419c8d97ce8df7d5004ee0b566bc5e095f0a6ca8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/419c8d97ce8df7d5004ee0b566bc5e095f0a6ca8 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6817 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-2017-6817 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.01%

score

0.34510

percentile

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