CVE-2019-17675: debian debian_linux Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17675DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17675
Published 17-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17675 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.80%
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
- 17-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
WordPress before 5.2.4 does not properly consider type confusion during validation of the referer in the admin pages, possibly leading to CSRF.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 5.5–8.8
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LDiffers
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.80%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.80% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.80%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
- CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
Affected systems
Debian2 products
- wordpress< 5.2.4+dfsg1-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress≤ 3.6.1 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.30 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.30 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.28 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.27 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.27 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.24 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.20 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.19 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.18 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.15 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.13 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.8, ≤ 4.8.10 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.9, ≤ 4.9.11 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.6 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.2 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 5.2, ≤ 5.2.3 (fixed in 3.7.31)
- wordpress< 5.2.4
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 5 products
References
13 links- blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORTThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/X Refsource MISCREPORTRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b183fd1cca0b44a92f0264823dd9f22d2fd8b8d0X Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory