WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

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WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Open Redirect in Admin Dashboard

3.5

CVE-2017-14725

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Directory Traversal during unzip

4.3

CVE-2017-14719

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes

6.4

CVE-2017-14726

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Directory Traversal via Customizer

4.9

CVE-2017-14722

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Template Name

6.4

CVE-2017-14720

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting in oEmbed

6.4

CVE-2017-14724

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Javascript: and Data: URLs

6.4

CVE-2017-14718

Sep 19, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Server-Side Request Forgery

7.7

CVE-2017-9066

May 16, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Customizer

5.5

CVE-2017-9063

May 16, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Mishandling Post Meta Values via XML-RPC

6.3

CVE-2017-9062

May 16, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via filenames

6.4

CVE-2017-9061

May 16, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Filesystem Credential Update

8.8

CVE-2017-9064

May 16, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Authorization Bypass Allowing Post Meta Updates

5.4

CVE-2017-9065

May 16, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Wordpress Core < 5.5 - Unauthorized Password Reset via Interception

5.9

CVE-2017-8295

May 3, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting in Youtube URL Embeds

6.4

CVE-2017-6817

Mar 6, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Bypass URL Validation

6.1

CVE-2017-6815

Mar 6, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Media Metadata

6.4

CVE-2017-6814

Mar 6, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Press This

8.8

CVE-2017-6819

Mar 6, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Taxonomy names

6.4

CVE-2017-6818

Mar 6, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion

4.9

CVE-2017-6816

Mar 6, 2017

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Open Redirect in Admin Dashboard	CVE-2017-14725	3.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Directory Traversal during unzip	CVE-2017-14719	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes	CVE-2017-14726	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Directory Traversal via Customizer	CVE-2017-14722	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Template Name	CVE-2017-14720	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting in oEmbed	CVE-2017-14724	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Javascript: and Data: URLs	CVE-2017-14718	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 19, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Server-Side Request Forgery	CVE-2017-9066	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	May 16, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Customizer	CVE-2017-9063	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 16, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Mishandling Post Meta Values via XML-RPC	CVE-2017-9062	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	May 16, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via filenames	CVE-2017-9061	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 16, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Filesystem Credential Update	CVE-2017-9064	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	May 16, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Authorization Bypass Allowing Post Meta Updates	CVE-2017-9065	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	May 16, 2017
Wordpress Core < 5.5 - Unauthorized Password Reset via Interception	CVE-2017-8295	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	May 3, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting in Youtube URL Embeds	CVE-2017-6817	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	March 6, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Bypass URL Validation	CVE-2017-6815	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	March 6, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Media Metadata	CVE-2017-6814	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	March 6, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Press This	CVE-2017-6819	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	March 6, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Taxonomy names	CVE-2017-6818	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	March 6, 2017
WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion	CVE-2017-6816	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	March 6, 2017

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