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CVE-2017-5491

Date: January 14, 2017

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.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (12)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5491
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5491
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5491
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-5491

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Security Features

CWE-254

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

CWE-1188

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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