Vulnerability Details : 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.
Products affected by CVE-2017-17091
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2017-17091
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2017-17091 1,430
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17091
4.71%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-17091
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-17091
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The product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-17091
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
WordPress Prior to 4.9.1 Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security update
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4090-1 wordpress
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https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
News – WordPress 4.9.1 Security and Maintenance Release – WordPress.orgRelease Notes
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
WordPress 3.7-4.9 - 'newbloguser' Key Weak HashingThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
Hardening: Use a properly generated hash for the `newbloguser` key in… · WordPress/WordPress@eaf1cfd · GitHubPatch
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https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
Version 4.9.1 | WordPress.orgRelease Notes;Patch
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