CVE-2017-17091
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 2, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 2, 2017
Description
wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- DSA-4090vendor-advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security updatemailing-list
- 102024vdb-entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
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