CVE-2017-14718 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 4.8.2, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts through the link modal using javascript: or data: URLs. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L) if exploited. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using affected WordPress versions should update promptly.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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