# CVE-2017-14313: The shibboleth\_login\_form function in shibboleth.php in the Shibboleth plugin before 1.8 for WordPress is prone to an XSS vulnerability due

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The shibboleth_login_form function in shibboleth.php in the Shibboleth plugin before 1.8 for WordPress is prone to an XSS vulnerability due to improper use of add_query_arg().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8901
- https://github.com/michaelryanmcneill/shibboleth/commit/1d65ad6786282d23ba1865f56e2fd19188e7c26a
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3973
- https://bugs.debian.org/874416

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