UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8295

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8295

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8295.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8295

Related

CVE-2017-8295

Published

2017-05-04T14:29:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:22Z

Severity

5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

WordPress through 4.7.4 relies on the Host HTTP header for a password-reset e-mail message, which makes it easier for remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords by making a crafted wp-login.php?action=lostpassword request and then arranging for this message to bounce or be resent, leading to transmission of the reset key to a mailbox on an attacker-controlled SMTP server. This is related to problematic use of the SERVER_NAME variable in wp-includes/pluggable.php in conjunction with the PHP mail function. Exploitation is not achievable in all cases because it requires at least one of the following: (1) the attacker can prevent the victim from receiving any e-mail messages for an extended period of time (such as 5 days), (2) the victim's e-mail system sends an autoresponse containing the original message, or (3) the victim manually composes a reply containing the original message.

References

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: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.3+dfsg-1

4.3.1+dfsg-1

4.4+dfsg-1

4.4.1+dfsg-1

4.4.2+dfsg-1

4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name: wordpress
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.9.5+dfsg1-1

Affected versions

4.*

4.8.2+dfsg-2

4.8.3+dfsg-1

4.9.1+dfsg-1

4.9.2+dfsg-1

4.9.4+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}