CVE-2017-6817: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/embed.php), there is authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
  • WordPress WordPress: up to and including 4.7.2

Published 2017-03-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.