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CVE-2017-9061

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9061 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.7.5, specifically when handling error messages for very large file uploads where the filename is not properly sanitized. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited with low complexity via a network vector, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

codex.wordpress.org / Version_4.7.5
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c7ea71edbbffca5d9766b7bea7c7f3722ffafa6
PatchThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5
PatchVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8819
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3870
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98509
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038520
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry