CVE-2016-5838

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-255

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91367
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91367
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524

Timeline

Published: Jun 29, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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