WordPress up to 4.7.1 Press This class-wp-press-this.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in WordPress up to 4.7.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php of the component Press This. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-5610. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WordPress up to 4.7.1 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code of the file wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php of the component Press This. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2017. The weakness was published 01/30/2017 by Security Team with WordPress Security Team (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5610 since 01/28/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96965 (Fedora 24 : wordpress (2017-338a3f27e5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175955 (Debian Security Update for wordpress (DSA 3779-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.2.12, 4.3.8, 4.4.7, 4.5.6, 4.6.3 or 4.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96965) and SecurityFocus (BID 95816†). Similar entries are available at VDB-95349, VDB-95350, VDB-95351 and VDB-95352. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• WordPress

Version

• 4.2
• 4.2 Beta1
• 4.2 Beta2
• 4.2 Beta3
• 4.2 Beta4
• 4.2 rc1
• 4.2 rc2
• 4.2 rc3
• 4.2 rc4
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.4 rc1
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.3
• 4.3 Beta1
• 4.3 Beta2
• 4.3 Beta3
• 4.3 Beta4
• 4.3 rc1
• 4.3 rc2
• 4.3 rc3
• 4.3.0
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.3.4
• 4.3.5
• 4.3.6
• 4.3.7
• 4.4
• 4.4 Beta1
• 4.4 Beta2
• 4.4 Beta3
• 4.4 Beta4
• 4.4 rc1
• 4.4.0
• 4.4.1
• 4.4.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.4.4
• 4.4.5
• 4.4.6
• 4.5
• 4.5 Beta1
• 4.5 Beta2
• 4.5 Beta3
• 4.5 Beta4
• 4.5 rc1
• 4.5 rc2
• 4.5 rc3
• 4.5.1
• 4.5.1 rc1
• 4.5.1 rc2
• 4.5.2
• 4.5.3
• 4.5.4
• 4.5.5
• 4.6
• 4.6 Beta1
• 4.6 Beta2
• 4.6 Beta3
• 4.6 Beta4
• 4.6 rc1
• 4.6 rc2
• 4.6 rc3
• 4.6 rc4
• 4.6.1
• 4.6.1 rc1
• 4.6.2
• 4.7
• 4.7 Beta1
• 4.7 Beta2
• 4.7 Beta3
• 4.7 Beta4
• 4.7 rc1
• 4.7 rc2
• 4.7 rc3
• 4.7.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://wordpress.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 96965
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : wordpress (2017-338a3f27e5)
Nessus File: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 703779
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3779-1 (wordpress - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 4.2.12/4.3.8/4.4.7/4.5.6/4.6.3/4.7.2
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/26/2017 🔍
01/26/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2017 +2 days 🔍
01/29/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +3 days 🔍
02/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2026 +3389 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-338a3f27e5
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: WordPress Security Team
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-5610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96275

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 95816 - WordPress Prior to 4.7.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037731

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2017 17:28
Updated: 05/16/2026 23:43
Changes: 01/30/2017 17:28 (82), 06/08/2020 08:36 (4), 11/11/2022 08:09 (6), 11/11/2022 08:12 (1), 05/16/2026 23:43 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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