Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6814
CVE-2017-6814
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Media File Metadata. This is demonstrated by both (1) mishandling of the playlist shortcode in the wp_playlist_shortcode function in wp-includes/media.php and (2) mishandling of meta information in the renderTracks function in wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-playlist.js.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=4.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/28f838ca3ee205b6f39cd2bf23eb4e5f52796bd7nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/nvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8765nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/wordpress_audio_playlist_functionality_is_affected_by_cross_site_scripting.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96601nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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