CVE-2017-16562 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access in UserPro plugin if the site uses the default 'admin' username.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16562?
CVE-2017-16562 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16562?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Userproplugin Userpro.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-16562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-35700 WordPress UserPro plugin <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
- CVE-2023-2437 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator
- CVE-2023-2449 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
- CVE-2023-2440 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-2497 UserPro <= 5.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHP Object Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpmm-8f6x-vcw6.