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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2017-17091
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-02 Dec, 2017 | 06:29
Updated At-13 May, 2026 | 00:24

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.08.8HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.06.5MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 6.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches
WordPress.org
wordpress
>>wordpress>>Versions up to 4.9(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-330Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-330
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1cve@mitre.org
Patch
Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326ccve@mitre.org
Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326caf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Release Notes
Hyperlink: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Release Notes
Hyperlink: https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Release Notes
Hyperlink: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Release Notes
Hyperlink: https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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