CVE-2017-14726

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Published Sep 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack via shortcodes in the TinyMCE visual editor.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3997-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6223	Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack via shortcodes in the TinyMCE visual editor.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.712% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41395
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8914
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 23, 2017, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:34 PM
Reserved: Sep 23, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 23, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM

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