WordPress Core < 4.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Uploading Flash File

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2017-5489
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published January 11, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Abdullah Hussam
Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.16
  • 3.8 - 3.8.16
  • 3.9 - 3.9.14
  • 4.0 - 4.0.13
  • 4.1 - 4.1.13
  • 4.2 - 4.2.10
  • 4.3 - 4.3.6
  • 4.4 - 4.4.5
  • 4.5 - 4.5.4
  • 4.6 - 4.6.1
  • 4.7 - 4.7.0
Patched Version
  • 3.7.17
  • 3.8.17
  • 3.9.15
  • 4.0.14
  • 4.1.14
  • 4.2.11
  • 4.3.7
  • 4.4.6
  • 4.5.5
  • 4.6.2
  • 4.7.1
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