CVE-2017-14990 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Info in Wordpress

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Info4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WordpressDebian WordpressDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 3
Latest updateMay 13

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).

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wordpress< wordpress 4.8.2+dfsg-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianwordpress/wordpress< 4.8.2+dfsg-2+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vhx7-jpm9-345w: WordPress 4↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-14990: WordPress 4↗2017-10-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2017-14990: wordpress - WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups.activation_key values (but stores th...↗2017
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