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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14722

CVE-2017-14722

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

Affected products

9

WordPress/WordPress9 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.8.2
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397nvdPatchVendor Advisory
wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/nvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553nvd
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997nvd

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