CVE-2017-5492

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the widget-editing accessibility-mode feature in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that perform a widgets-access action, related to wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php and wp-admin/widgets.php.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 vendor advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8720
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407 vdb entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591 vdb entry
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5492?
CVE-2017-5492 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5492?
To fix CVE-2017-5492, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5492 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5492 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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