WordPress Core < 4.7.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Press This

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2017-6819
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published March 6, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Sipke Mellema
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.18
  • 3.8 - 3.8.18
  • 3.9 - 3.9.16
  • 4.0 - 4.0.15
  • 4.1 - 4.1.15
  • 4.2 - 4.2.12
  • 4.3 - 4.3.8
  • 4.4 - 4.4.7
  • 4.5 - 4.5.6
  • 4.6 - 4.6.3
  • 4.7 - 4.7.2
Patched Version
  • 3.7.19
  • 3.8.19
  • 3.9.17
  • 4.0.16
  • 4.1.16
  • 4.2.13
  • 4.3.9
  • 4.4.8
  • 4.5.7
  • 4.6.4
  • 4.7.3
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