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CVE-2017-5491

wp-mail.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended posting restrictions via a spoofed mail server with t…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

wp-mail.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended posting restrictions via a spoofed mail server with the mail.example.com name.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/95406 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3779 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8719 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.7.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037591 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • wordpress.org /news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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