Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-16562

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.

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Affected products

Userproplugin/Userpro
cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <4.9.17.1
WordPress/Userprollm-fuzzy
Range: <4.9.17.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/userpro

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43117/nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8950nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681nvdIssue Tracking

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