Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5838",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-5838",
    "summary": "WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-5838",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "last_affected": "d11bf53a9998cf8ba267c983074c1eb8f3f91dcb"
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.5.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.5.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5838.json"
          }
        },
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress-develop",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "ce3a851b75dbe6d7a3c41ebf2b9c3d6f457c624d"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
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                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "4.5.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.5.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5838.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:40.679413496Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-5838",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434977,
  "published_at": "2016-06-29T14:10:09.867+00:00"
}