CVE-2017-14990

WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups.activation_key values (but stores the analogous wp_users.user_activation_key values as hashes), which might make it easier for remote attackers to hijack unactivated user accounts by leveraging database read access (such as access gained through an unspecified SQL injection vulnerability).

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-10-03

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Wordpress (Wordpress)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039554
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997