VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9066
In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class, leading to SSRF.
HIGH 8.6EPSS 3.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.67%). 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 insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class, leading to SSRF.
- 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
- 3.67% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% 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.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
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/76d77e927bb4d0f87c7262a50e28d84e01fd2b11Patch
- https://twitter.com/skansing/status/865362551097393153Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8815Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third 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
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/76d77e927bb4d0f87c7262a50e28d84e01fd2b11Patch
- https://twitter.com/skansing/status/865362551097393153Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8815Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.