CVE-2017-5489

WordPress Core < 4.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Uploading Flash File

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de CSRF en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.7.1 permite a atacantes remotos secuestrar la autenticación de victimas no especificadas a través de vectores que implican una carga de archivo Flash.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool. They would allow remote attackers to hijack victims' credentials, access sensitive information, execute arbitrary commands, bypass read and post restrictions, or mount denial-of-service attacks.

*Credits: Abdullah Hussam

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-01-11 CVE Published
2017-01-14 CVE Reserved
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95399	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591	Vdb Entry
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8717	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779	2017-11-04
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1	2017-11-04
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release	2017-11-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				<= 4.7 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 4.7"		-		Affected