vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-5610): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 30, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 30, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-5610
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5610
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/2
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5610
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