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CVE-2017-14719

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14719 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 4.8.2, specifically affecting the ZipArchive and PclZip components during unzip operations. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially read sensitive files (C:H) on the server with low attack complexity, though it does not impact integrity or availability. Despite its high risk score and EPSS percentile, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1424 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

core.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/41457
PatchVendor Advisory
wordpress.org / news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8911
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3997
securityfocus.com / bid/100912
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039553