Description
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.
Published: 2017-05-04
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: 77.1% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-975-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3870-1 wordpress security update
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:21.532Z

Reserved: 2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8295

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-04T14:29:00.200

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8295

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