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CVE-2017-14722

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

Published

2017-09-23T20:29:00.390

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.7.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.7.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.7.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.7.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.7.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.8	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	4.8.1	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553 ([email protected])
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)