CSRF in WordPress
CVE-2017-9064
In WordPress before 4.7.5, a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the filesystem credentials dialog because a nonce is not required for updating credentials.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/38347d7c580be4cdd8476e4bbc653d5c79ed9b67 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8818 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5 (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9064?
- CVE-2017-9064 is a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9064?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9064 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.