CVE-2017-6814

Published Mar 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-860-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3815-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15868 In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:41 PM
Reserved
Mar 11, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2017, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM