CVE-2017-1000600

HIGH

WordPress <4.9 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

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

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.2062
EPSS Percentile 95.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status published

Affected Products (1)

wordpress/wordpress < 4.9

Timeline

Published Sep 06, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026