Information Exposure Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.2+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.53% (78th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362876
- published 30 Jan 2017
- disclosed 30 Jan 2017
Introduced: 30 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5610 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.7.2+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5610
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5610
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