UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5491
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5491
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5491.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5491
- Related
- Published
- 2017-01-15T02:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-01-13T10:21:20Z
- Severity
-
- 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- 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.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5491
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5491
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / wordpress
Package
- Name
- wordpress
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected