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CVE-2017-6819

In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Press This (wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php), leading to excessive use of server resources. The CSRF can trigger an outbound HTTP request for a large file that is then parsed by Press This.

Published

2017-03-12T01:59:00.350

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	≤ 4.7.2	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96602 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96602 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)