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CVE-2017-5493: wp-includes/ms-functions.php in the Multisite WordPress API in WordPress before 4.7.1 does not properly choose random numbers for keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended ac

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wp-includes/ms-functions.php in the Multisite WordPress API in WordPress before 4.7.1 does not properly choose random numbers for keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended ac

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.7
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (86.8th percentile)
Published
2017-01-15
Source
nvd

References

CWE-338
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