Vulnerability Report
Core Medium

WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

wp-includes/feed.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict enclosures in RSS and Atom fields, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted URL.

Published
Nov 29, 2017
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
wordpress
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Core
Software Slug
wordpress
CVE CVE-2017-17094
Patched Versions
3.7.24 3.8.24 3.9.22 4.0.21 4.1.21 4.2.18 4.3.14 4.4.13 4.5.12 4.6.9 4.7.8 4.8.4 4.9.1
Affected Versions
[*, 3.7) 3.7-3.7.23 3.8-3.8.23 3.9-3.9.21 4.0-4.0.20 4.1-4.1.20 4.2-4.2.17 4.3-4.3.13 4.4-4.4.12 4.5-4.5.11 4.6-4.6.8 4.7-4.7.7 4.8-4.8.3 4.9
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