CVE-2017-14726 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 4.8.2, specifically within the TinyMCE visual editor via shortcodes. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker, requiring user interaction, to achieve limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While a Tenable blog post mentions it in the context of broader cyber operations, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.