cve/2017/CVE-2017-16562.md

### [CVE-2017-16562](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16562)
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### Description

The UserPro plugin before 4.9.17.1 for WordPress, when used on a site with the "admin" username, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a "true" value for the up_auto_log parameter in the QUERY_STRING to the default URI.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681?s_rank=9
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8950
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43117/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon