wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php in Press This in WordPress before 4.7.2 does…
Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05201 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5610
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wgv-28wx-hxv3
References
Patch 4
- [oss-security] 20170128 Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 4.7.2 security release: unauthorized bypass, SQL injection, cross-site scripting issues
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729
Sources
- CVE-2017-5610 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5610 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2wgv-28wx-hxv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-5610 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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