CVE-2017-5610 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2017-5610?

CVE-2017-5610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5610?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5610?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5610, GHSA-2wgv-28wx-hxv3, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5610.