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CVE-2017-5491
wp-mail.php in WordPress before 4.7.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended posting restrictions via a spoofed mail server with…
Medium5.3EPSS 3.2%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 95406 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/061e8788814ac87706d8b95688df276fe3c8596a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3779 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170114 Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 8 security issues in 4.7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1037591 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .