CVE-2017-6814

CVSS V2 Low 3.5 CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-6814
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-12T01:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-19T13:24:11
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.7.2
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 3.5
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 6.8
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • LOW
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.4
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.3
  • Impact Score
  • 2.7
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6814
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6814
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:46:39 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:37:15 2017-03-12T01:59Z 2017-03-12T01:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 14:37:15 2019-03-19T13:24:11 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 14:37:15 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated