CVE-2017-8295
First published: Thu May 04 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress WordPress | <=4.7.4 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038403
- https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-Unauth-Password-Reset-0day-CVE-2017-8295.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8807
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41963/
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/wordpress
- canonical/wordpress wordpress
- version/wordpress wordpress/4.7.4