Information disclosure in WordPress
CVE-2017-5610
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php in Press This in WordPress before 4.7.2 does not properly restrict visibility of a taxonomy-assignment user interface, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by reading terms.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5610?
- CVE-2017-5610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5610?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5610 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.