CVE-2016-5838

High

Description

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability87. percentile2.9%
ProductWordpress
PublishedJun 29, 2016
First seenJun 29, 2016
Weakness typeCWE-255CWE-255

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wordpress wordpressv ≤ 4.5.2—

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