CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5492

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the widget-editing accessibility-mode feature in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that perform a widgets-access action.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to administrative functions, jeopardizing data security and system integrity. Attackers could exploit this flaw to manipulate widget settings.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update WordPress to version 4.7.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, implementing CSRF protection mechanisms is advisable.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the widget-editing accessibility-mode feature in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that perform a widgets-access action, related to wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php and wp-admin/widgets.php.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS