In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Press This (wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php), leading to excessive use of server resources. The CSRF can trigger an outbound HTTP request for a large file that is then parsed by Press This.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15873 In WordPress before 4.7.3, there is cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Press This (wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php), leading to excessive use of server resources. The CSRF can trigger an outbound HTTP request for a large file that is then parsed by Press This.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.569Z

Reserved: 2017-03-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6819

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-12T01:59:00.350

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-6819

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