CVE-2017-9065 Information

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.5 there is a lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/e88a48a066ab2200ce3091b131d43e2fab2460a4 https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/ https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8817

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5