PT-2017-16532 · WordPress · Wordpress

Chris Jean + 1 · Published 2017-01-15 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-5491

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress versions prior to 4.7.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass intended posting restrictions. This can be achieved by using a spoofed mail server.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.7.1, update to version 4.7.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1188

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-5491

DLA-813-1

DSA-3779-1

Affected Products

Wordpress

References · 31

• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a · Patch
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5610 · Security Note
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5491 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5491 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5491 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5611 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5492 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-3779-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wordpress · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5490 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3779-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release · Vendor Advisory