CVE-2017-9061 Information

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.5 a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when attempting to upload very large files because the error message does not properly restrict presentation of the filename.

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-3870 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c7ea71edbbffca5d9766b7bea7c7f3722ffafa6 https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/ https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8819

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