CVE-2017-5610

medium

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.

References

Advisories
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-30

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N