VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9065
In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is a lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.08%). 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 a lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.08% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/e88a48a066ab2200ce3091b131d43e2fab2460a4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8817Patch, 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/e88a48a066ab2200ce3091b131d43e2fab2460a4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8817Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.