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CVE-2017-5492

CWE-352Published: January 15, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-5492 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

WordPress1 product(s)

wordpress

Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733

PATCHhttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733

ADVISORYhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6

ADVISORYhttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1

ADVISORYhttps://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/

ADVISORYhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6

ADVISORYhttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1

ADVISORYhttps://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/

All References (16)

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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591

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https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1Release Notes · Vendor Advisory

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https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733Patch

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https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisory

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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8720

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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591

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https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1Release Notes · Vendor Advisory

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https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/03e5c0314aeffe6b27f4b98fef842bf0fb00c733Patch

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https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-5492

CVSS Score8.8 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessCWE-352

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedJan 15, 2017

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Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2017-5492 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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