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TI-2017-06525 Aliases CVE-2017-9062GHSA-gv93-c8vm-3g8r

In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering, Spoofing, Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352, CWE-601 and CWE-79.

Summary

In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01775 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.7.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.7.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9062
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv93-c8vm-3g8r

References

Patch 4

Advisory 1

Sources

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