VDB
CVE-2017-6819
CVE-2017-6819
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 2.20% · 82.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.20%
82.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Mar 12, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 20, 2025 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7 third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 third-party-advisory
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6819 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6819 advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829 fix