cve/2017/CVE-2017-17091.md

### [CVE-2017-17091](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17091)
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### Description

wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8969

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest
- https://github.com/Gshack18/WPS_Scan