CVE-2017-17451

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Published Dec 7, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Mailster plugin before 1.5.5 for WordPress has XSS in the unsubscribe handler via the mes parameter to view/subscription/unsubscribe2.php.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpmailster:wp_mailster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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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: 5.1% (5.088% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145222/WordPress-WP-Mailster-1.5.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mailster/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8973

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpmailster Wp Mailster

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:51 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 7, 2017, 12:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 AM

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