Security advisory

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  "id": "3e24f07549077950a672e0a483b998458fa23d110cc9f660938950d77e197593",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6819",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-6819",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-6819",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-6819",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-6819"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "1ea8e9a4f03f425a6a77c3487528fedd3f33c100"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.7.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
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                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.7.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6819.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress-develop",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "c0ad47cca62d55072d8a4d1b24d97224bc568349"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.7.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.7.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6819.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:26.843115192Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3",
        "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/263831a72d08556bc2f3a328673d95301a152829",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8770",
        "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_press_this_function_allows_dos.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-6819",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441225,
  "published_at": "2017-03-12T01:59:00.35+00:00"
}