CVE-2017-1000600

HIGH

WordPress < 4.9 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Thumbnail Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://youtu.be/GePBmsNJw6Y?t=1763
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105305

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1982
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

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress < 4.9
Published Sep 06, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026