CVE-2017-16562
high-risk
Published 2017-11-10
The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a "true" value for the up_auto_log parameter in the QUERY_STRING to the default URI.
Do I need to act?
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48.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 52% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Userpro
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Issue Tracking
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8950
Issue Tracking
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8950
55
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
18/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal