CVE-2017-17093
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 2, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 2, 2017
Description
wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- DSA-4090vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security updatemailing-list
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a
- 102024vdb-entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968
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