CVE-2017-5490 Information
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme-name fallback functionality in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted directory name of a theme related to wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Reference
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95402 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/ce7fb2934dd111e6353784852de8aea2a938b359 https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8718 https://www.mehmetince.net/low-severity-wordpress/
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction Required
NONE
Scope
REQUIRED
Confidentiality Impact
CHANGED
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Base Score
NONE
Base Severity
6.1