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Case File

CVE-2017-5490

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 2.44% 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-2017-5490
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
2.44%
WordPress

Original Filing — NVD Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the theme-name fallback functionality in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted directory name of a theme, related to wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php.