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.
CVE-2017-16562 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin. It affects Versions before 4.9.17.1 and is fixed in 4.9.17.1.
CVE-2017-16562 is tracked for the Plugin UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions before 4.9.17.1. Update UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin to 4.9.17.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
userpro
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2017-16562 |
| Patched Versions |
4.9.17.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 4.9.17.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Userpro <= 5.1.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
UserPro <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover to Privilege Escalation
UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator
UserPro <= 5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
UserPro <= 5.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHP Object Injection
UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Missing Authorization via multiple functions
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