WordPress up to 4.8.2 wp_signups.activation_key information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 4.8.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument wp_signups.activation_key with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups.activation_key values (but stores the analogous wp_users.user_activation_key values as hashes), which might make it easier for remote attackers to hijack unactivated user accounts by leveraging database read access (such as access gained through an unspecified SQL injection vulnerability).

The bug was discovered 10/02/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-14990 since 10/02/2017. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103793 (Debian DSA-3997-1 : wordpress - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176177 (Debian Security Update for wordpress (DSA 3997-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103793). The entries 107039, 107040, 107041 and 107042 are pretty similar.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 103793
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3997-1 : wordpress - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 53378
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3997-1 (wordpress - security update)
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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 38474
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-14990 (🔍)
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Created: 10/03/2017 11:01
Updated: 12/30/2022 15:11
Changes: 10/03/2017 11:01 (77), 02/07/2020 08:23 (3), 12/30/2022 15:11 (4)
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