Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.8.2+dfsg-2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362626
- published 3 Oct 2017
- disclosed 3 Oct 2017
Introduced: 3 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-14990 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.8.2+dfsg-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups.activation_key values (but stores the analogous wp_users.user_activation_key values as hashes), which might make it easier for remote attackers to hijack unactivated user accounts by leveraging database read access (such as access gained through an unspecified SQL injection vulnerability).