CVE-2017-14990

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-312

Affected software

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

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039554Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039554Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 3, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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