CVE-2017-8099 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WHIZZ plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 1.1.1. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to delete any WordPress users and alter the plugin's status through a crafted GET request, requiring user interaction. Despite its significant impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or notable community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:browserweb_inc:whizz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.