vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-6819): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 12, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 12, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-6819
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6819
- URL-http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829
- URL-https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6819
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