WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress 4.0-4.7.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds

Description

This can be exploited by unauthenticated users in versions 4.7 and 4.7.1 by leveraging this vulnerability https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8734

Affects WordPress

4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.4
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.4
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.3
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.3
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.4
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.16
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.16
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.13
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.9
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.8
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.7
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.4
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.3

References

CVE
CVE-2017-6817
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
URL
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/419c8d97ce8df7d5004ee0b566bc5e095f0a6ca8
URL
https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/03/stored-xss-in-wordpress-core.html

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
5.4 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
3ee54fc3-f4b4-4c35-8285-9d6719acecf0

Timeline

Publicly Published
2017-03-06 (about 9 years ago)
Added
2017-03-07 (about 9 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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Published
2024-09-24
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Bold Page Builder < 5.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published
2023-04-19
Title
Continuous announcement scroller <= 13.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Published
2024-11-13
Title
Gameplan <= 1.5.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Published
2025-01-16
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Metaphor Widgets <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting