vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: invite-anyone: CVE-2017-6955: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 17, 2017 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 17, 2017
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack.
Solution
invite-anyone-plugin-cve-2017-6955
References
Rapid7 Labs
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