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CVE-2017-5490

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.0
Published
January 15, 2017
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme-name fallback functionality in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted directory name of a theme, related to wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 4.7

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 4.7

References

  • www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95402
  • www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
  • codex.wordpress.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/ce7fb2934dd111e6353784852de8aea2a938b359 Patch
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8718
  • www.mehmetince.net https://www.mehmetince.net/low-severity-wordpress/ Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record