CVE-2017-5493

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5493
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-15 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
Descriptionwp-includes/ms-functions.php in the Multisite WordPress API in WordPress before 4.7.1 does not properly choose random numbers for keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted (1) site signup or (2) user signup.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-338

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 8 security issues in 4.7 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Version 4.7.1 « WordPress Codex CONFIRM codex.wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
WordPress Cryptographic Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Multisite: Use `wp_rand()` in signup key creation. · WordPress/WordPress@cea9e2d · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
WordPress Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3779-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
WordPress 4.7.1 Security and Maintenance Release CONFIRM wordpress.org Vendor Advisory
WordPress 3.0-4.7 - Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) MISC wpvulndb.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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