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 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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/02/01/disclosure-of-additional-security-fix-in-wordpress-4-7-2/	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/e357195ce303017d517aff944644a7a1232926f7	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/leonjza/2244eb15510a0687ed93160c623762ab	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://blogs.akamai.com/2017/02/wordpress-web-api-vulnerability.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/02/content-injection-vulnerability-wordpress-rest-api.html	Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/10/16	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7:::::::*

Information

Published : 2017-04-02 18:59

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-1001000

Mitre link : CVE-2017-1001000

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

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wordpress

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