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CVE-2017-14990 Details

Description

WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups.activation_key values (but stores the analogous wp_users.user_activation_key values as hashes), which might make it easier for remote attackers to hijack unactivated user accounts by leveraging database read access (such as access gained through an unspecified SQL injection vulnerability).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039554	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039554	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-312	Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wordpress wordpress	4.8.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.8.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0 9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
May 10, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 10, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 14, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 13, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]