CVE-2017-17092: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only; version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
• WordPress WordPress: before 4.9.1 (fixed in 4.9.1)

Published 2017-12-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.