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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2016-5838

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

  • Published: Jun 29, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-5838
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
WordPress / wordpress - 4.5.2.x