CVE-2017-9064

Published: May 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.5, a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the filesystem credentials dialog because a nonce is not required for updating credentials.

Affected (3)

Products: Wordpress: Wordpress · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Up to 4.7.4

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.

References (14)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/38347d7c580be4cdd8476e4bbc653d5c79ed9b67

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8818

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870