CVE-2017-17096 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Content Cards plugin before 0.9.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via crafted OpenGraph data.

Published: 2017-12-03

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:content_cards_project:content_cards:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8262	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Content Cards plugin before 0.9.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via crafted OpenGraph data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00913.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-cards/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8971

History

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Subscriptions

Content Cards Project Content Cards

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-03T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.255Z

Reserved: 2017-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17096

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-03T19:29:00.190

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:10:20.420

Link: CVE-2017-17096

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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