CVE-2017-17093
N/A
Published: December 2, 2017 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v < 4.9.1
Affected range stops below 4.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09aMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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