CVE-2017-20177

Name: CVE-2017-20177
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-02-06T20:15:10.763+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.64%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-20177 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WangGuard Plugin 1.8.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function wangguard_users_info of the file wangguard-user-info.php of the component WGG User List Handler. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WangGuard Plugin 1.8.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function wangguard_users_info of the file wangguard-user-info.php of the component WGG User List Handler. The manipulation of the argument userIP leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220214 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.64%

45.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wangguard Project	Wangguard	1.8.0

References

https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/commit/88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189Patch
https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/pull/14Issue Tracking, Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220214Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.220214Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/commit/88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189Patch
https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/pull/14Issue Tracking, Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220214Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.220214Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 6, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-20177?

How severe is CVE-2017-20177?

CVE-2017-20177 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20177?

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Source: NVD / NIST