VDB
CVE-2017-6814
CVE-2017-6814
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.42% · 85.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.42%
85.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | *, 0, 4.3+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8 (nist-nvd)
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html (nist-nvd)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7 (circl)
- 1037959 (circl)
- DSA-3815 (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765 (circl)
- 96601 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 (circl)
Timeline
- Mar 12, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6814 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7 third-party-advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8 third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 third-party-advisory
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6814 third-party-advisory