Description
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.
Published: 2017-12-02
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 4.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1216-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4090-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8257 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.545Z

Reserved: 2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17091

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-02T06:29:00.207

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-17091

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