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CVE-2017-6819: 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 o

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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 o

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.7.2
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (82.4th percentile)
Published
2017-03-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-352
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