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CVE-2017-1001000

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1001000 is a critical vulnerability affecting the WordPress REST API in versions 4.7.x prior to 4.7.2. It allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary pages by bypassing integer identifier requirements in the register_routes function. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on integrity. While not on the KEV catalog, it has a high EPSS score and a Metasploit module available, suggesting a significant likelihood of exploitation and active community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
81.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WordPress REST API Content Injection · Feb 1, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8185 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blogs.akamai.com / 2017/02/wordpress-web-api-vulnerability.html
blog.sucuri.net / 2017/02/content-injection-vulnerability-wordpress-rest-api.html
codex.wordpress.org / Version_4.7.2
gist.github.com / leonjza/2244eb15510a0687ed93160c623762ab
github.com / WordPress/WordPress/commit/e357195ce303017d517aff944644a7a1232926f7
make.wordpress.org / core/2017/02/01/disclosure-of-additional-security-fix-in-wordpress-4-7-2
wordpress.org / news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/10/16
securitytracker.com / id/1037731