Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5612
CVE-2017-5612
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in the posts list table in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted excerpt.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.7.1
- (no CPE)range: <4.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4482f9207027de8f36630737ae085110896ea849nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8731nvdThird Party Advisory
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2nvdRelease Notes
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