Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17093

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.

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Affected products

WordPress/WordPress2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.9.1
- (no CPE)range: <4.9.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress
Debian/linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1nvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09anvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090nvdThird Party Advisory

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