CVE-2017-5612 json
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…
published 2017-01-30 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14710
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.7.2+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5612
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-5612 updated cvss 7.3
wordpress: Multiple security fixes in 4.7.2
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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github.com
/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849
issue-tracking, patch
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wordpress.org
/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2017/dsa-3779
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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codex.wordpress.org
/Version_4.7.2
release-notes
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securityfocus.com
/bid/95816
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/8731
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1037731
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-5612
- NVD CVE-2017-5612
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