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    CVE-2017-17091

    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.

    Published:Dec 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Dec 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.04891
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
    https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
    https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
    https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
    https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
    https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
    https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High