CVE-2017-5491 (GCVE-0-2017-5491)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-01-15 02:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
cve@mitre.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596aPatch
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596aPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
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