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GHSA-XR65-2GPF-FJ8V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:26 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:37

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.

Severity

5.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2017-8295 (GCVE-0-2017-8295)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-04 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:34

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41963/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038403	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98295	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8807	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2017-05-04 00:00

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