CVE-2016-5838

7.5 highEPSS 2.9%

High (7.5) in wordpress wordpress. EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging knowledge of a cookie.

Severity

7.5 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-255
Published: 2016-06-29
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19