ghsa-pqh4-x29p-6xrc
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:46
Modified
2025-04-20 03:31
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details

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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-5491"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1188"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-15T02:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-pqh4-x29p-6xrc",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:31:13Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:46:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5491"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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