CVE-2017-8295
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8295
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8295.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-8295
- Related
- Published
- 2017-05-04T14:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-02-21T05:00:03Z
- Severity
-
- 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98295
- https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-Unauth-Password-Reset-0day-CVE-2017-8295.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41963/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038403
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8807
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8295
Affected packages
Debian:11 / wordpress
Package
- Name
- wordpress
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source
Debian:12 / wordpress
Package
- Name
- wordpress
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source
Debian:13 / wordpress
Package
- Name
- wordpress
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source
Git / github.com/wordpress/wordpress
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress-develop
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected