CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-17093.md

### [CVE-2017-17093](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17093)
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### Description

wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968

#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates
- https://github.com/Slayingripper/hacksocworkshop