What is CVE-2017-8099?

CVE-2017-8099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Browserweb Inc Whizz, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-8099?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8099 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Browserweb Inc Whizz

CVE-2017-8099

There is CSRF in the WHIZZ plugin before 1.1.1 for WordPress, allowing attackers to delete any WordPress users and change the plugin's status via a GET request.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2017-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Browserweb Inc Whizz

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/41 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/whizz/trunk/change_log.txt (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8099?: CVE-2017-8099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Browserweb Inc Whizz, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-8099?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8099 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.