CVE-2017-6818 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 4.7.3, specifically within the wp-admin/js/tags-box.js component, affecting taxonomy term names. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure or limited integrity impact. While the vulnerability has a low EPSS score and no known active exploitation, there is no public exploit code available, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.2CPE 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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