CVE-2016-5838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-568-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3639-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6773	WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91367
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2016-06-29T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:15:10.827Z

Reserved: 2016-06-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-06-29T14:10:09.867

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-5838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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