vulnerability
Wordpress: CVE-2017-1000600: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 6, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 6, 2018
Added
Nov 28, 2018
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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
Solution
wordpress-upgrade-4_9_9
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