CVE-2017-6955

Description

An issue was discovered in by-email/by-email.php in the Invite Anyone plugin before 1.3.15 for WordPress. A user is able to change the subject and the body of the invitation mail that should be immutable, which facilitates a social engineering attack.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96965 third party advisory vdb entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/invite-anyone/changelog/ third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/boonebgorges/invite-anyone/compare/2ed5266ad3ae40f8db39adf06f450bbad56e2eac...boonebgorges:6121de08df86c5005b657dd67e48aa02c7982855 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6955?
CVE-2017-6955 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6955?
To fix CVE-2017-6955, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6955 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6955 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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