WordPress 4.8.2 stores cleartext wp_signups...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 2, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Oct 3, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Last updated
Feb 2, 2023
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).
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