RCE in Automattic Vaultpress

CVE-2017-20086

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20086?
CVE-2017-20086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Vaultpress, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-20086?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-20086 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.