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CVE-2017-14721

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed Cross-Site scripting in the plugin editor via a crafted plugin name.

Affected products

• WordPress: through 4.8.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41412
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41412
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

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