Vulnerability CVE-2017-5610
Published: 2017-01-29   Modified: 2017-01-30

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.

Type:

CWE-200

 (Information Exposure)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Wordpress -> Wordpress 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8729
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