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7.5high

CVE-2016-5838

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • wordpress.org /news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8524 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.5.3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036163 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91367 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3639 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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