| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2017-6819 (CCN-123166) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assigned: | 2017-03-07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Published: | 2017-03-07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated: | 2019-03-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary: | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) 5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2017-6819 Source: MISC Type: Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7 Source: BID Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 96602 Source: CCN Type: BID-96602 WordPress Prior to 4.7.3 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability Source: SECTRACK Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 1037959 Source: MISC Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN wp-wpcore-cve20176819-csrf(123166) Source: MISC Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829 Source: MISC Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html Source: CCN Type: WordPress Web site WordPress 4.7.3 Security and Maintenance Release Source: MISC Type: Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Source: MISC Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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