Vulnerabilities in WordPress Patched in Version 4.7.3

WordPress 4.7.3 has been released addressing multiple vulnerabilities in versions 4.7.2 and earlier.

Threat ID:: CC-1239
Category:: Exploit
Threat Severity:: Medium
Threat Vector:: Exploit
Published:: 8 March 2017 12:00 AM

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Summary

WordPress 4.7.3 has been released addressing multiple vulnerabilities in versions 4.7.2 and earlier.

Threat details

There are multiple vulnerabilities that will allow attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) via different methods. These methods include; from media file metadata, by video URL in YouTube embeds and by taxonomy term names.

Additionally an administrator might delete unintended files by using the plugin deletion functionality.

These vulnerabilities have been fixed in WordPress version 4.7.3.

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	Ensure you have updated to WordPress 4.7.3 at the earliest opportunity. Sites that support automatic background updates should enable this function. Sites that have enabled this function will already be updated to WordPress 4.7.3

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:41 am