CVE-2017-14719 in the critical feed json
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack during unzip operations in the ZipArchive and PclZip compone…
published 2017-09-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6216
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.4%
- EPSS 12.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack during unzip operations in the ZipArchive and PclZip components.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.8.2+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14719
Exploit prediction
12.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordpress.org
/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
patch, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
core.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/41457
patch, vendor-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2017/dsa-3997
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/100912
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1039553
vdb-entry
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/8911
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-14719
- NVD CVE-2017-14719
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