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ubuntu-cve-2017-5491

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-01-15 02:59

Modified

2025-10-24 04:46

Summary

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5491	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1	REPORT
	https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719	REPORT
	https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061…	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6	REPORT
	https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1	REPORT
	https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5491	REPORT

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen",
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      },
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      ],
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  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5491",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:46:09Z",
  "published": "2017-01-15T02:59:00Z",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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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

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

8 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719	x_refsource_MISC
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2017-01-11 00:00

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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

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