CVE-2017-14990

N/A
Published: October 2, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxWordPress

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups.activation_key values (but stores the analogous wp_users.user_activation_key values as hashes), which might make it easier for remote attackers to hijack unactivated user accounts by leveraging database read access (such as access gained through an unspecified SQL injection vulnerability).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039554
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312

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