vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-17091): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 2, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 2, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
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
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-17091
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17091
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17091
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