CVE-2017-6819

medium

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.

References

Advisories
More

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96602

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-15873

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02343