# CVE-2017-14722: Before version 4.8.2, WordPress allowed a Directory Traversal attack in the Customizer component via a crafted theme filename.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41397
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8912
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

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