6.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-6819

Published: 12/03/2017 Updated: 19/03/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

In WordPress prior to 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Debian Bug report logs - #857026 wordpress: 473 security release Package: src:wordpress; Maintainer for src:wordpress is Craig Small <csmall@debianorg>; Reported by: Craig Small <csmall@debianorg> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:33:02 UTC Severity: grave Tags: security, upstream Found in version wordpress/472 Fixed ...
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists on the Press This page of WordPress This issue can be used to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition if an authenticated administrator visits a malicious URL ...

Github Repositories

Stored XSS in Wordpress Core for embed youtube urls: created by adding crafted xss youtube embed url WPScan summary: Title: WordPress 40-472 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds Reference: wpvulndbcom/vulnerabilities/8768 Reference: wordpressorg/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Reference: ht