Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.1+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.66% (80th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363623
- published 15 Jan 2017
- disclosed 15 Jan 2017
Introduced: 15 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5491 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
wordpress
to version 4.7.1+dfsg-1 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.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5491
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5491
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