CVE-2017-8295

NameCVE-2017-8295
DescriptionWordPress through 4.7.4 relies on the Host HTTP header for a password-reset e-mail message, which makes it easier for remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords by making a crafted wp-login.php?action=lostpassword request and then arranging for this message to bounce or be resent, leading to transmission of the reset key to a mailbox on an attacker-controlled SMTP server. This is related to problematic use of the SERVER_NAME variable in wp-includes/pluggable.php in conjunction with the PHP mail function. Exploitation is not achievable in all cases because it requires at least one of the following: (1) the attacker can prevent the victim from receiving any e-mail messages for an extended period of time (such as 5 days), (2) the victim's e-mail system sends an autoresponse containing the original message, or (3) the victim manually composes a reply containing the original message.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-975-1, DSA-3870-1
Debian Bugs862053

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wordpress (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4.1.35+dfsg-0+deb8u1fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch4.7.23+dfsg-0+deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie6.6.1+dfsg1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wordpresssourcewheezy3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u15DLA-975-1
wordpresssourcejessie4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14DSA-3870-1
wordpresssource(unstable)4.7.5+dfsg-2862053

Notes

https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-Unauth-Password-Reset-0day-CVE-2017-8295.html
http://blog.dewhurstsecurity.com/2017/05/04/exploitbox-wordpress-security-advisories.html
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/25239
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/48601 (5.5)

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