vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: userpro: CVE-2017-16562: Improper Authentication
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 10, 2017 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 10, 2017
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a "true" value for the up_auto_log parameter in the QUERY_STRING to the default URI.
Solution
userpro-plugin-cve-2017-16562
References
Rapid7 Labs
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