CVE-2017-14726 — Vulnetix

CVE-2017-14726 PUBLISHED

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack via shortcodes in the TinyMCE visual editor.

EPSS 5.80% · 90.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

5.80%

90.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	wordpress	0, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1

Exploit Intelligence

DSA-3997 (circl)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41395 (circl)
100912 (circl)
1039553 (circl)
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8914 (circl)
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)

Timeline

Sep 23, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
Apr 13, 2025 EPSS Score
Apr 20, 2025 CVE Updated
May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
Jul 1, 2025 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14726 third-party-advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41395 third-party-advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14726 third-party-advisory

Open in Interactive Console →

$ Console Community · 100/wk Open console ›