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Bug 631928 (CVE-2017-14718, CVE-2017-14719, CVE-2017-14720, CVE-2017-14721, CVE-2017-14722, CVE-2017-14723, CVE-2017-14724, CVE-2017-14725, CVE-2017-14726)

Summary: <web-apps/wordpress-4.8.2: multiple vulnerabilities
Product: Gentoo Security Reporter: D'juan McDonald (domhnall) <flopwiki>
Component: VulnerabilitiesAssignee: Gentoo Security <security>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: trivial CC: web-apps
Priority: Low    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
Whiteboard: ~4 [noglsa cve]
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

Description D'juan McDonald (domhnall) 2017-09-24 12:40:35 UTC
from {URL}:
CVE-2017-14718(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14718):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was susceptible to a Cross-Site Scripting attack in the link modal via a javascript: or data: URL.

CVE-2017-14719(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14719):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack during unzip operations in the ZipArchive and PclZip components.

CVE-2017-14720(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14720):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Cross-Site scripting attack in the template list view via a crafted template name.

CVE-2017-14721(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14721):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed Cross-Site scripting in the plugin editor via a crafted plugin name.

CVE-2017-14722(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14722):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

CVE-2017-14723(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14723):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress mishandled % characters and additional placeholder values in $wpdb->prepare, and thus did not properly address the possibility of plugins and themes enabling SQL injection attacks.

CVE-2017-14724(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14724):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to cross-site scripting in oEmbed discovery.

CVE-2017-14725(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14725):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was susceptible to an open redirect attack in wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php and wp-admin/user-edit.php.

CVE-2017-14726(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14726):
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress was vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack via shortcodes in the TinyMCE visual editor.

WordPress 4.8.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.

WordPress versions 4.8.1 and earlier are affected by these security issues:

@maintainer(s), WordPress 4.8.2 contains 6 maintenance fixes to the 4.8 release series. 

Daj Uan (jmbailey/mbailey_j)
Gentoo Security Padawan