CVE-2017-5489 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95399
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8717

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-15T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:14.688Z

Reserved: 2017-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5489

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-15T02:59:02.890

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5489

Redhat

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