CVE-2017-16562

N/A
Published: November 9, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUserpro

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 27%

Description

The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a "true" value for the up_auto_log parameter in the QUERY_STRING to the default URI.

Affected

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

v < 4.9.17.1
Affected range stops below 4.9.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8950
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43117/

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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