Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2017-1001000
The register_routes function in wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php in the REST API in WordPress 4.7.x before 4.7.2 does not require an integer identifier, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary pages via a request for wp-json/wp/v2/posts followed by a numeric value and a non-numeric value, as demonstrated by the wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123?id=123helloworld URI.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.849 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.849 · newest: 0.849 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179 (mailing-list)
- 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1001000?
- CVE-2017-1001000 is a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1001000?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-1001000 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.