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CVE-2017-5491 Detail

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591 CVE, MITRE
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 CVE, MITRE Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a CVE, MITRE Patch 
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-1188 Insecure Default Initialization of Resource cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5491
NVD Published Date:
01/14/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
MITRE