Description In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is a lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API. Remediation References CVE-2017-9065 Related Vulnerabilities WordPress Plugin Comments Disable-AccessPress includes Backdoor [Only if downloaded via the vendor website] (1.0.7) WordPress 3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (0.7 - 3.1) PleskLin Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Vulnerability (CVE-2013-0132) WordPress Plugin File Groups 'fgid' Parameter SQL Injection (1.1.2) Liferay Portal Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2025-43802) Severity High Classification CVE-2017-9065 CWE-20 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Tags Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities