In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8816
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3d95e3ae816f4d7c638f40d3e936a4be19724381
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-05-18
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.01538
