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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-5491

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2017-5491 CWE-1188 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities