CVE-2017-6819
CVE-2017-6819
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
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.
CVSS 6.5 · Medium · EPSS 2.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
wordpress Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.7.3+dfsg-1
Update to 4.7.3+dfsg-1
wordpress Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.7.3+dfsg-1
Update to 4.7.3+dfsg-1
wordpress Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.7.3+dfsg-1
Update to 4.7.3+dfsg-1
wordpress Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.3+dfsg-1
- 4.3.1+dfsg-1
- 4.4+dfsg-1
- 4.4.1+dfsg-1
- 4.4.2+dfsg-1
- 4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96602
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6819