CVE-2017-5490 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.7.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML by crafting a theme's directory name, specifically impacting the theme-name fallback functionality. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure and defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7CPE 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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