VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 7.02%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 7.02% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-330
Affected: wordpress/wordpress
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1Patch, Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326cPatch
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/8969Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1Patch, Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326cPatch
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/8969Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.