CVE-2017-9065
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Improper input validation
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is a lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/e88a48a066ab2200ce3091b131d43e2fab2460a4Patch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8817Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520Advisory