CVE-2017-5491 - Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2017-01-15 02:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

WordPress

References

DSA-3779

[oss-security] 20170114 Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 8 security issues in 4.7

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

95406

1037591

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a

Patch

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/

Vendor Advisory

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719

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