VDB
CVE-2017-5491
CVE-2017-5491
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 3.16% · 86.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.16%
86.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Jan 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5491 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1 third-party-advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5491 third-party-advisory