CVE-2017-6819

In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Press This (wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php), leading to excessive use of server resources. The CSRF can trigger an outbound HTTP request for a large file that is then parsed by Press This.

• CWE-352

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96602Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96602Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 12, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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