CVE - CVE-2017-6814

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-6814	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
References
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BID:96601 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601 DEBIAN:DSA-3815 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 MISC:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8 MISC:https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 MISC:https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7 MISC:https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.html MISC:https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765 SECTRACK:1037959 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170311	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 (20170311)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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