CVE-2017-5492

8.8 HIGH
Published: January 15, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the widget-editing accessibility-mode feature in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that perform a widgets-access action, related to wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php and wp-admin/widgets.php.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8720
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8720
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.9%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

wordpress

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