CVE-2017-9062 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.

Published: 2017-05-18

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-975-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3870-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18001	In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01674.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Wordpress Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-18T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:55:22.055Z

Reserved: 2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9062

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-18T14:29:00.247

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-9062

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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