CVE-2017-5489

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers...

8.8 HighFix available

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.38%Down 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: CVE-2017-5489
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: CVE-2017-5489
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-14593 No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: EUVD-2017-14593
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf7h-2v85-whcw 8.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers...

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: GHSA-qf7h-2v85-whcw
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: CVE-2017-5489
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5489 8.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5489
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5489 8.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5489
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wordpress

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wordpress` Debian:12	before 4.7.1+dfsg-1	4.7.1+dfsg-1
`wordpress` Debian:13	before 4.7.1+dfsg-1	4.7.1+dfsg-1
`wordpress` Debian:14	before 4.7.1+dfsg-1	4.7.1+dfsg-1
`wordpress` Debian:7	before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13, plus listed versions 3.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-1 Show 20 moreShow less 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u73.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u93.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u103.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u113.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u123.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u9	3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13
`wordpress` Debian:8	before 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u12, plus listed versions 4.1+dfsg-14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u104.1+dfsg-1+deb8u114.1+dfsg-1+deb8u2 Show 7 moreShow less 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u34.1+dfsg-1+deb8u44.1+dfsg-1+deb8u54.1+dfsg-1+deb8u64.1+dfsg-1+deb8u74.1+dfsg-1+deb8u84.1+dfsg-1+deb8u9	4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u12
`wordpress` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.3+dfsg-14.3.1+dfsg-14.4+dfsg-14.4.1+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5489 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Wordpress, published January 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in wordpress 4.7.1+dfsg-1.

References

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