CVE-2017-17091
Published: 2 December 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.9.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17091
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian