VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-5612
CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-01-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in the posts list table in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted excerpt.
Weakness classification
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Primary references
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Release Notes
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Patch
- security@debian.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry