CVE-2017-5489: wordpress Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5489DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5489
Published 15-01-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5489 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wordpress. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.7% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.7.17.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 15-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.38% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress< 3.7 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.16 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.16 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.14 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.13 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.13 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.10 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.6 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.5 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.4 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.1 (fixed in 3.7.17) | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.0 (fixed in 3.7.17)
- wordpress≤ 4.7
Debian1 product
- wordpress< 4.7.1+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 4 products
References
12 links
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/X Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryREPORT