CVE-2017-17093

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CVSS 3.0

5.4 medium

EPSS

2%p79

Published

Dec 2, 2017 (Dec 2, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: wordpress debian
Products: wordpress, debian linux
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-79
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.0%)

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