9.8crit
CVE-2017-16562in critical feed1 exploit
The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authenti…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
27.4%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a "true" value for the up_auto_log parameter in the QUERY_STRING to the default URI.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
27.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-43117 WordPress Plugin Userpro < 4.9.17.1 - Authentication Bypass · webapps · 2017-11-04
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8950 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- codecanyon.net /item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681?s_rank=9 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43117/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-16562
- NVD: CVE-2017-16562
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