CVE-2017-16562 in userproplugin userpro
LogPulse has a published detection rule for this CVE: it raises a notable when someone tries to exploit it.
What the vulnerability is
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.
Affected software: userproplugin userpro
Scores
- CVSS: 9.8 (critical)
- EPSS: 27.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Not listed
- Published: 2017-11-10
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: Yes, published
- Agent check (vulnerable version): No
- Mitigation: No
Source data: NIST NVD, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. LogPulse processes new CVEs every hour.
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