SB2017051620 - Improper input validation in WordPress WordPress
Published: May 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051620
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9065)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and bypass certain security restrictions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.