CVE-2019-17673
What it is
WordPress before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to poisoning of the cache of JSON GET requests because certain requests lack a Vary: Origin header.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- WordPress < 5.2.4
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2019-17673.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2019-17673. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46478
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b224c251adfa16a5f84074a3c0886270c9df38de
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46478
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b224c251adfa16a5f84074a3c0886270c9df38de
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
References
- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46478
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b224c251adfa16a5f84074a3c0886270c9df38de
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9911
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46478
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b224c251adfa16a5f84074a3c0886270c9df38de
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9911
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677