Description
wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html ↗
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024 ↗
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 ↗
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ ↗
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968 ↗