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CVE-2017-5491 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a CVEPatch
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5491
NVD Published Date:
Jan 15, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]