CVE-2017-14990 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2017-14990?

CVE-2017-14990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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).

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14990?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14990?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-14990 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14990, GHSA-vhx7-jpm9-345w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14990.