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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14722 · published 23 September 2017

CVE-2017-14722: Wordpress path traversal vulnerability

Wordpress · Wordpress

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 7.1% · top 6.0% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
7.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397 PatchVendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397 PatchVendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14722), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.