CVE-2017-17091

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1	Patch Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/	Release Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1	Patch Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/	Release Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-12-02 06:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-17091

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17091

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17091

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

CWE-330

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

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