CVE-2017-1001000 (GCVE-0-2017-1001000)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-03 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:00
VLAI Previdian
Summary
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.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2017-02-01 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2017-1001000

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2017-02-09 13:00 CET

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2017-02-09
Asserted: 2017-02-09

Scope
Notes: 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... | Affected: WordPress / WordPress | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.84935 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian


Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title 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...
Cve Id CVE-2017-1001000
Vendor WordPress
Ghsa Id None
Product WordPress
Added Date 2017-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score 0.84935
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99706
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2017-1001000
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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