MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in the posts list table in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted excerpt
Published Jan 30, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.87%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in the posts list table in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted excerpt.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.87% 0.02874
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02874
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 86.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 86.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04409) | 90.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 85.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04409) | 90.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 85.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04409) | 90.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 85.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04409) | 90.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 84.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01746) | 80.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.86% (0.20859) | 92.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01746) | 80.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 5.54% (0.05540) | 88.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01746) | 81.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 62.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 61.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 59.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02478) | 54.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02478) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jan 30, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5612
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a