vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-17091: wordpress -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 2, 2017 | Jan 18, 2018 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 2, 2017
Added
Jan 18, 2018
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-wordpress
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