Improper access control in WordPress WordPress

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU5510

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5610

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to otherwise restricted information.

The vulnerability resides within wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php script in Press This functionality, which does not properly restrict visibility permissions to user interface for assigning taxonomy terms. A remote authenticated attacker may be able to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.7.2.

Vulnerable software versions

WordPress: 4.7 - 4.7.1

External links

http://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.