CVE-2017-20086
VaultPress Plugin code injection
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
VaultPress Plugin code injection
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
- Record
CVE-2017-20086- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11093
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11093- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8q6h-j24r-5jm8
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This...
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
- Record
GHSA-8q6h-j24r-5jm8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
- Record
CVE-2017-20086- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VaultPress Plugin 1.8.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
- Record
CVE-2017-20086- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-20086 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Automattic Vaultpress, published June 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.