Is CVE-2017-5489 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5489 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5489?

CVE-2017-5489 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5489?

CVE-2017-5489 has an EPSS score of 1.38% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5489?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 4.7.1+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5489

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:4.7.1+dfsg-1CVE-2017-5489

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-6277	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2014-0054	Medium	6.8	91%	-	Fix
CVE-2013-6429	Medium	6.8	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-41622	High	8.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2018-7700	High	8.8	75%	-	-
CVE-2015-2295	Medium	6.8	66%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.