CVE-2017-1001000

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…

published April 3, 2017

Patch now

High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.7th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
85%
Percentile
99.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.84935 · 99.7th percentile
Published
2017-04-03T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 01:00Z
    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…
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