cve/2017/CVE-2017-5488.md

### [CVE-2017-5488](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5488)
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### Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/update-core.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name or (2) version header of a plugin.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8716

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest
- https://github.com/jr-333/week7