WordPress 4.2-4.7.2 - Press This CSRF DoS

Affects WordPresses

4.7.2
fixed in version 4.7.3
4.7.1
fixed in version 4.7.3
4.7
fixed in version 4.7.3
4.6.3
fixed in version 4.6.4
4.6.2
fixed in version 4.6.4
4.6.1
fixed in version 4.6.4
4.6
fixed in version 4.6.4
4.5.6
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.5.5
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.5.4
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.5.3
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.5.2
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.5.1
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.5
fixed in version 4.5.7
4.4.7
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4.6
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4.5
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4.4
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4.3
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4.2
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4.1
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.4
fixed in version 4.4.8
4.3.8
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.7
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.6
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.5
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.4
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.3
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.2
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3.1
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.3
fixed in version 4.3.9
4.2.12
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.11
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.10
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.9
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.8
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.7
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.6
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.5
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.4
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.3
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.2
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2.1
fixed in version 4.2.13
4.2
fixed in version 4.2.13

References

CVE 2017-6819
URL https://hackerone.com/reports/153093
URL https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
URL https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829
URL https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html
URL https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/562

Classification

Type CSRF
CWE CWE-352

Miscellaneous

Submitter ethicalhack3r
Submitter Website https://dewhurstsecurity.com/
Submitter Twitter ethicalhack3r
Views 6199
Verified No
WPVDB ID 8770

Timeline

Publicly Published 2017-03-06 (almost 3 years ago)
Added 2017-03-07 (almost 3 years ago)
Last Updated 2019-11-01 (about 2 months ago)

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