vulnerability
Wordpress: CVE-2017-17091: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 2, 2017 | Jan 9, 2018 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 2, 2017
Added
Jan 9, 2018
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
wordpress-upgrade-4_9_1
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