VDB
CVE-2017-5610
CVE-2017-5610
PUBLISHED
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EPSS 0.86% · 75.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.86%
75.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4.1+dfsg-1, 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 (circl)
- 95816 (circl)
- DSA-3779 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20170128 Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 4.7.2 security release: unauthorized bypass, SQL injection, cross-site scripting issues (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729 (circl)
- 1037731 (circl)
Timeline
- Jan 30, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5610 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/2 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5610 third-party-advisory