CVE-2017-1001000
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 78.9%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-1001000
To remediate CVE-2017-1001000, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.7.2+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-1001000 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 78.9%, placing CVE-2017-1001000 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.7.2+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |