CVE-2017-14990

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Published 2017-10-03 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2

4.0

VIR risk

6.5

Description

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).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14990

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	8.0	affected
debian	9.0	affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`4.8.2+dfsg-2`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`4.8.2+dfsg-2`
debian	forky	fixed	`4.8.2+dfsg-2`
debian	sid	fixed	`4.8.2+dfsg-2`
debian	trixie	fixed	`4.8.2+dfsg-2`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
wordpress	wordpress	`4.8.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-312

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.