CVE-2017-5610

MEDIUM

Wordpress < 4.7.1 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

Description

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php in Press This in WordPress before 4.7.2 does not properly restrict visibility of a taxonomy-assignment user interface, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by reading terms.

References (8)

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0086

EPSS Percentile 74.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Affected Products (4)

wordpress/wordpress < 4.7.1

debian/debian_linux

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Jan 30, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026