VDB
CVE-2017-17091
CVE-2017-17091
PUBLISHED
wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string.
EPSS 3.43% · 87.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.43%
87.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | *, 0, 4.3.1+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- DSA-4090 (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969 (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1216-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- 102024 (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 20, 2025 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17091 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17091 third-party-advisory