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CVE-2017-5491 (GCVE-0-2017-5491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-15 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:04
VLAI
Summary
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.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2017-01-11 00:00
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