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FreeBSD: VID-b180d1fb-dac6-11e6-ae1b-002590263bf5 (CVE-2017-5491): wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 15, 2017
Added
Jan 15, 2017
Modified
Jun 15, 2026

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.

Solutions

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