CVE-2016-5838

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

3%p86

Published

Jun 29, 2016 (Jun 29, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

Vendors: wordpress
Products: wordpress
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-255
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.8%)

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