CVE-2017-14725 describes an open redirect vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 4.8.2, specifically affecting wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php and wp-admin/user-edit.php. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction and authenticated access, allowing an attacker to redirect a victim to an arbitrary malicious site, potentially leading to information disclosure or phishing. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) is reported, a Nuclei template exists for authenticated open redirect, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| 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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.