HIGH
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie
Published Jun 29, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.86%
Description
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.86% 0.02856
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02856
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02856) | 86.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 84.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 80.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.33% (0.11329) | 89.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 80.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 11.33% (0.11329) | 92.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 81.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 82.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 80.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 78.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91367 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91367 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jun 29, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 23, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5838
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a