CVE-2017-16562

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16562
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-10 02:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a "true" value for the up_auto_log parameter in the QUERY_STRING to the default URI.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Userproplugin Userpro All All All All
Application Userproplugin Userpro All All All All

References

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UserPro - User Profiles with Social Login - WordPress CONFIRM codecanyon.net Issue Tracking
WordPress Plugin Userpro < 4.9.17.1 - Authentication Bypass EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
UserPro <= 4.9.17 - Authentication Bypass MISC wpvulndb.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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