wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string.
                
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                    Configurations
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                    21 Nov 2024, 03:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1 - Patch, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/eaf1cfdc1fe0bdffabd8d879c591b864d833326c - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html - | |
| References | () https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 - | 
Information
                Published : 2017-12-02 06:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-17091
Mitre link : CVE-2017-17091
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17091
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Products Affected
                wordpress
- wordpress
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-330
                        
            Use of Insufficiently Random Values
