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CVE

CVE-2017-1001000

The register_routes function in wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php in the REST API in Wor

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.78934
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · 46fe6300-5254-4a98-9594-a9567bec8179
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
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None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Apr 2017 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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