Description

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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-17093

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OpenSSL Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability (CVE-2022-3602)

PHP Other Vulnerability (CVE-2004-1065)

Python Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability (CVE-2008-5983)

WordPress Plugin JSON API User Unspecified Vulnerability (3.9.6)

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2017-17093 CWE-707 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities