VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9062
In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.
HIGH 8.6EPSS 1.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.77% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-352, CWE-601
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3d95e3ae816f4d7c638f40d3e936a4be19724381Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8816Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3d95e3ae816f4d7c638f40d3e936a4be19724381Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8816Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.