VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5491
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.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 3.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.22% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596aPatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596aPatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.