# CVE-2017-20108: Easy Table Plugin options-general.php cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Easy Table Plugin admin settings, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpg4-frxw-9c28

## What is CVE-2017-20108?

CVE-2017-20108 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Easy Table Plugin, published on 29 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Easy Table Plugin 1.6. This affects an unknown part of the file /wordpress/wp-admin/options-general.php. The manipulation with the input "><script>alert(1)</script> leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20108?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Easy Table Project Easy Table.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-20108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20108 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20108 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20108 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20108 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unspecified Easy Table Plugin, published on 29 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20108 exists.

Affected product: unspecified Easy Table Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20108/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20108/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20108
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20108
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20108

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