Is CVE-2017-5610 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5610 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5610?

CVE-2017-5610 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5610?

CVE-2017-5610 has an EPSS score of 5.06% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5610?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 4.7.2+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5610

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php in Press This in WordPress before 4.7.2 does not properly restrict visibility of a taxonomy-assignment user interface, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by reading terms.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:4.7.2+dfsg-1CVE-2017-5610

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 InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

5.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Vendor Advisory1

codex.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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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.