Security Advisory

CVE-2017-6819

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2017-03-12 01:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-05 15:41:17
Assigner mitre
State PUBLISHED

Description

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.