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Wordpress: CVE-2017-5491: Security Features

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Wordpress: CVE-2017-5491: Security Features

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/16/2017
Modified
05/23/2019

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.

Solution(s)

  • wordpress-upgrade-4_7_1

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