CVE-2017-6818 (MITTEL 6.1) · Watchpost

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CVE-2017-6818

MITTEL 6.1CVE-2017-6818 · Published 12/03/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wordpress wordpress	`≤ 4.7.2`	No fix yet

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/js/tags-box.js), there is cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/96601 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1037959 · Third Party Advisory
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 · Patch
WordPress/WordPress commit 9092fd0 · Issue Tracking
wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release · Patch
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8769 · Patch

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