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.
Published: 2017-01-15
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-813-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3779-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14594 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:14.257Z

Reserved: 2017-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5490

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-15T02:59:02.937

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5490

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