CVE-2017-5489

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.

• CWE-352

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

Published

Jan 15, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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