VDB
CVE-2017-17093
CVE-2017-17093
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 7.55% · 92.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
7.55%
92.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4.1+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- DSA-4090 (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a (circl)
- 102024 (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968 (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 20, 2025 CVE Updated
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17093 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17093 third-party-advisory