UserPro <= 4.9.17 - Authentication Bypass

Improper Authentication
CVE CVE-2017-16562
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published November 10, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Iain Hadgraft, Colette Chamberland
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug userpro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.9.17.1
Patched Version
  • 4.9.17.1
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