CVE•Published 2017-12-02•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-17092

Vulnerability data via CVEDB (Shodan)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

MEDIUM

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 10% of all CVEs

Description

wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for upload of .js files, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a crafted file.

Timeline

Published 2017-12-02

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag12,306 hosts

vuln:CVE-2017-17092

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/wordpress/"

Matches any site loading the "wordpress" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Wordpress Wordpress"

All exposed Wordpress Wordpress instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Wordpress"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Wordpress" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.