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CVE-2017-5493

N/A

Description

wp-includes/ms-functions.php in the Multisite WordPress API in WordPress before 4.7.1 does not properly choose random numbers for keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) site signup or (2) user signup.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published1/15/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

wordpress:wordpress

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-338

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95401(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591(cve@mitre.org)

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/cea9e2dc62abf777e06b12ec4ad9d1aaa49b29f4(cve@mitre.org)

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/(cve@mitre.org)

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8721(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95401(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/cea9e2dc62abf777e06b12ec4ad9d1aaa49b29f4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8721(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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