CVE - CVE-2017-17093

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-17093	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:102024 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024 DEBIAN:DSA-4090 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 MISC:https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 MISC:https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a MISC:https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20171221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20171202	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20171202)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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