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CVE-2017-14722

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.1% 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-22

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

Affected products

• WordPress: 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5 (+2)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912
• 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/41397
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

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