CVE-2017-6955 Business logic in n/a
Attackers can modify invitation email content to facilitate social engineering attacks against users of the Invite Anyone plugin.
- 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-2017-6955?
CVE-2017-6955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6955?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teleogistic Invite Anyone.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gh5-8j6v-4qqc.