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CVE-2017-5488

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 1.75% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-5488
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
1.75%
WordPress

Original Filing — NVD Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/update-core.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name or (2) version header of a plugin.