Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2017-6819CVE-2017-6819
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
53.0%
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.
Bugs
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-6819
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6819
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6819
sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html
wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6819
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
53.0%