VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-16562
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability27.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry