CVE-2017-17091
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress / wordpress | - | 4.9.x |
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
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