CVE-2017-9064 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can trick users into updating filesystem credentials without a valid nonce, bypassing CSRF protections in WordPress.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9064?
CVE-2017-9064 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9064?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9064?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-9064 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9064 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9064, GHSA-74wg-f546-8h73, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9064.