# CVE-2017-20177: WangGuard Plugin WGG User List wangguard-user-info.php wangguard_users_info cross site scripting

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WangGuard WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via the userIP argument.

- **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:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63wm-9592-3668

## What is CVE-2017-20177?

CVE-2017-20177 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WangGuard Plugin, published on 6 Feb 2023. 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WangGuard Plugin 1.8.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function wangguard_users_info of the file wangguard-user-info.php of the component WGG User List Handler. The manipulation of the argument userIP leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220214 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20177?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wangguard Project Wangguard.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-20177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20177 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20177 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WangGuard Plugin, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WangGuard 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-2017-20177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20177/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20177
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20177
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20177

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