Improper input validation in WordPress - CVE-2017-9065
Published: May 17, 2017 / Updated: October 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6591
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9065
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress
WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9065
Update to version 4.7.5.