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FKIE_CVE-2017-9061

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-05-18 14:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:27

Severity

6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

In WordPress before 4.7.5, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when attempting to upload very large files, because the error message does not properly restrict presentation of the filename.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5	Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c7ea71edbbffca5d9766b7bea7c7f3722ffafa6	Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/	Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8819	Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5	Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c7ea71edbbffca5d9766b7bea7c7f3722ffafa6	Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8819	Patch, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
wordpress	wordpress	*
debian	debian_linux	8.0
debian	debian_linux	9.0

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CVE-2017-9061 (GCVE-0-2017-9061)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-18 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:55

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

7 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8819	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c7…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2017-05-18 00:00

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2017-9061 (GCVE-0-2017-9061)

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