CVE-2017-14990

Name	CVE-2017-14990
Description	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).
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-3997-1
Debian Bugs	877629

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wordpress (PTS)	buster	5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1	fixed
	buster (security)	5.0.18+dfsg1-0+deb10u1	fixed
	bullseye (security), bullseye	5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.1+dfsg1-1	fixed
	sid	6.2.2+dfsg1-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin	Debian Bugs
wordpress	source	jessie	4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u15	DSA-3997-1
wordpress	source	stretch	4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u1	DSA-3997-1
wordpress	source	(unstable)	4.8.2+dfsg-2		877629

Notes

[wheezy] - wordpress <ignored> (Fix requires database upgrade which is too intrusive compared to the actual benefit.)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38474