CSRF in WordPress
CVE-2017-5492
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the widget-editing accessibility-mode feature in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that perform a widgets-access action, related to wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php and wp-admin/widgets.php.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733 (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 (vendor-advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8720
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407 (vdb-entry)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5492?
- CVE-2017-5492 is a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5492?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5492 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.