CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
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CVE
CVE-2017-17093
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
1.99%
WordPress
Original NVD 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.
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