Name: CVE-2016-5838: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-5838, CWE-255, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.02856

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade wordpress	Aug 6, 2016	Jun 29, 2016
Freebsd	—	Upgrade ja-wordpressUpgrade de-wordpressUpgrade wordpressUpgrade zh-wordpress-zh_CNUpgrade zh-wordpress-zh_TWUpgrade ru-wordpress	Dec 10, 2025	Jun 25, 2016
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jun 29, 2016
Wordpress	—	Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.5.3	May 16, 2017	Jun 29, 2016

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CVSS Details

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