CVE-2017-5610
Publication date 30 January 2017
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5610