High severity · published Sep 23, 2017
CVE-2017-14722
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename
7.5
CVSS
7.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.1% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
4.7; 4.7.1; 4.7.2; 4.7.3; 4.7.4; 4.7.5; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14722
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14722
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
Patch
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912
www.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
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