VDB
CVE-2016-5838
CVE-2016-5838
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.
EPSS 2.84% · 85.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
2.84%
85.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Jun 29, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5838 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ third-party-advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=146670813911482&w=2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5838 third-party-advisory