CVE-2017-17093 - 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

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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

Published Dec 2, 2017

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.97%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (7)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1		x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a		x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/		x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968		x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 2, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 2, 2017

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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