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CVE-2017-1000600
published 2018-09-06

CVE-2017-1000600: WordPress version <4.9 contains a CWE-20 Input Validation vulnerability in thumbnail processing that can result in remote code execution. This attack appears…

PriorityP357high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.80%
88.8th percentile
WordPress version <4.9 contains a CWE-20 Input Validation vulnerability in thumbnail processing that can result in remote code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via thumbnail upload by an authenticated user and may require additional plugins in order to be exploited however this has not been confirmed at this time. This issue appears to have been partially, but not completely fixed in WordPress 4.9

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianwordpress< wordpress 4.9.1+dfsg-1 (bookworm)wordpress 4.9.1+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
wordpresswordpress< 4.94.9
wordpresswordpress<= 4.9.8
wordpresswordpress>= 0 < 4.9.1+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-1
wordpresswordpress>= 0 < 4.9.1+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-1
wordpresswordpress>= 0 < 4.9.1+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-1
wordpresswordpress>= 0 < 4.9.1+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-1

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Vulnerability is exploitable via thumbnail upload by an authenticated user; monitor for suspicious image/thumbnail upload requests from authenticated sessions in WordPress installations running versions below 4.9.
  • ·The fix in WordPress 4.9 is only partial; full remediation requires upgrading to 4.9.1+dfsg-1 or later (as resolved in Debian packages).
  • ·Exploitation may require additional WordPress plugins to be present; assess plugin inventory when evaluating exposure.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
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