CVE-2017-9062
high
CVSS v3
8.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.6
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
91%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.7.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.7.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.7.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.7.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.7.5+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | {"endIncluding":"4.7.4"} | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3d95e3ae816f4d7c638f40d3e936a4be19724381
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8816
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9062
CWEs
CWE-79 CWE-352 CWE-601
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.