Improper input validation in Teleogistic Invite Anyone
CVE-2017-6955
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Teleogistic Invite_anyone
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6955?
- CVE-2017-6955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teleogistic Invite Anyone, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6955?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6955 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.