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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-q59q-2whf-h2x9",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:01:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:37:21Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-5838"
  ],
  "details": "WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5838"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8524"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91367"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-06-29T14:10:00Z"
  }
}