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CVE-2017-14726
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.7% 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 was vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack via shortcodes in the TinyMCE visual editor.
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/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
- 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
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