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CVE-2017-8295

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CVE-2017-8295

Published: May 4, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

41963
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
DSA-3870
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1038403
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
98295
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID

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