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CVE-2017-5489

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Affected products

• WordPress: through 4.7

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95399
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8717
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95399
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1

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