CVE-2017-20177 describes a problematic cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WangGuard Plugin 1.8.0 for WordPress, specifically within the wangguard_users_info function of the wangguard-user-info.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the userIP argument. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity, but requires user interaction for successful exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wangguard_project:wangguard:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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